Mr. Ruwan Edirisinghe, Vice President of the Eight Asian Chambers of Commerce, and Mr. Dr. M. Rohitha Silva visited our company for a deep and friendly negotiation on urban construction, education, infrastructure and new energy cooperation in Sri Lanka. As an island country in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka actively participates in the “One Belt, One Road” initiative proposed by China and hopes to re-establish its position as the trading center of the Indian Ocean through the “Belt and Road”, especially the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. The establishment, development and improvement of China-Slovakia's sincere mutual assistance and generation-friendly strategic partnership have provided basic support for the development of strategic linkages between the two countries with the “Belt and Road” as the link.

Since the mid-1980s, Chinese companies have achieved a market share of about 30% in the engineering contracting market. A series of transportation infrastructure and water conservancy projects are being implemented steadily. Currently, China is Sri Lanka's largest infrastructure construction partner. According to statistics, as of the end of 2016, Chinese enterprises have completed an investment of 15.5 billion U.S. dollars in infrastructure projects, involving transportation, water, electricity, ports and other fields, creating more than 100,000 jobs for Sri Lanka. Mr. Ruwan Edirisinghe said in this negotiation that he is eager to cooperate with our company to jointly develop the construction of Sri Lanka and its infrastructure.

Attracting China's investment in developing the national economy and building a strategic partnership with China are two key pillars of Sri Lanka's development and China's relations. Under the background of China becoming an important source of international investment and Sri Lanka's growing demand for investment, the internal drive of Sino-Sri Lankan cooperation has not changed. The two countries have deepened multi-field cooperation, especially in the cooperation of large projects. The future Sino-Sri Lankan cooperation faces major opportunities.