The President of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping arrived in Sri Lanka today marking the first visit by a Chinese President to the country in 28 years.
The two-day official visit is the third stop of a nine-day, four-nation tour that began with Tajikistan and the Maldives and will end with India.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan.
President Xi will join President Rajapaksa for extended bilateral discussions at the Presidential Secretariat and commission the last phase of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant.
The two leaders are also expected to join their delegations to sign more than 20 bilateral agreements to enhance cooperation between the two countries.