China, Sri Lanka sign new cooperation agreements, deepen economic ties

China and Sri Lanka have taken steps to deepen economic and trade cooperation, signing key agreements and exploring additional investment opportunities during the 8th meeting of the China-Sri Lanka Joint Trade and Economic Commission held in Colombo on Thursday, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Sri Lankan Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe co-chaired the meeting, during which both sides exchanged in-depth views on advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, expanding trade and investment, and safeguarding the multilateral trading system. Two memorandums of understanding were signed following the talks — one on establishing a trade facilitation working group, and the other on industrial and supply chain cooperation…..| read more on Global Times