On the afternoon of July 29, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with Slovak President Pellegrini on a state visit to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Li Qiang said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka, they have always respected and treated each other equally. The friendship between the two countries has been strong for a long time, and bilateral relations have developed steadily. In particular, in 2024, China and Sri Lanka will establish a strategic partnership to push cooperation between the two sides in various fields onto the fast track. Yesterday, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with the President to further plan the development of bilateral relations. China is ready to work with Sri Lanka to promote traditional friendship, consolidate mutual strategic trust, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, expand all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly promote the development and prosperity of the two countries. Li Qiang pointed out that China and Sri Lanka are willing to make better use of the role of mechanisms such as the Cooperation Committee between the two governments, promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, continue to raise the level of connectivity, create new highlights of NEV cooperation, carry out cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win situation. The Chinese side encourages more powerful Chinese enterprises to invest in Sri Lanka to further promote industrial integration between the two sides. We hope the Sri Lankan side will continue to provide an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises. China is also willing to strengthen personnel exchanges with Sri Lanka, expand exchanges in the fields of education, culture, etc., and consolidate the foundation of friendly public opinion. As the two largest economies in the world, cooperation between China and Europe has strong endogenous impetus. Essentially, it is mutually beneficial and win-win. We hope that the Sri Lankan side will push the EU's policy towards China to be adjusted in a more positive and rational direction, promote the steady development of Sino-European economic and trade relations, and inject more positive energy into the world economy.

On the afternoon of July 29, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with Slovak President Pellegrini on a state visit to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Li Qiang said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka, they have always respected and treated each other equally. The friendship between the two countries has been strong for a long time, and bilateral relations have developed steadily. In particular, in 2024, China and Sri Lanka will establish a strategic partnership to push cooperation between the two sides in various fields onto the fast track. Yesterday, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with the President to further plan the development of bilateral relations. China is ready to work with Sri Lanka to promote traditional friendship, consolidate mutual strategic trust, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, expand all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly promote the development and prosperity of the two countries. Li Qiang pointed out that China and Sri Lanka are willing to make better use of the role of mechanisms such as the Cooperation Committee between the two governments, promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, continue to raise the level of connectivity, create new highlights of NEV cooperation, carry out cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win situation. The Chinese side encourages more powerful Chinese enterprises to invest in Sri Lanka to further promote industrial integration between the two sides. We hope the Sri Lankan side will continue to provide an open, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises. China is also willing to strengthen personnel exchanges with Sri Lanka, expand exchanges in the fields of education, culture, etc., and consolidate the foundation of friendly public opinion. As the two largest economies in the world, cooperation between China and Europe has strong endogenous impetus. Essentially, it is mutually beneficial and win-win. We hope that the Sri Lankan side will push the EU's policy towards China to be adjusted in a more positive and rational direction, promote the steady development of Sino-European economic and trade relations, and inject more positive energy into the world economy.