China pledges support for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka's rebuilding

COLOMBO: (Jan 12) China on Monday reaffirmed its "fullest cooperation" in the reconstruction and recovery of cyclone-hit Sri Lanka.

The assurance came during a bilateral meeting between Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who arrived here earlier in the day.

According to Foreign Ministry officials, Wang made a brief stopover in Sri Lanka on his way back home from a visit to South Africa.