Xi Says Wants to Deepen BRI Cooperation With Sri Lanka Under New Leader

Sri Lanka's president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, gestures upon his arrival at the Election Commission office in Colombo on September 22, 2024, after his victory in the country's presidential election. Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his Belt and Road Infrastructure Initiative (BRI) as he congratulated the island nation’s new leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka.

Dissanayaka, a self-avowed Marxist, took his oath at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Monday, vowing to restore public faith in politics.

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