A high-level delegation from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP – People’s Liberation Front) of Sri Lanka recently visited China. The JVP is Sri Lanka’s largest Marxist party and leads the current coalition government.
The delegation was led by Wasantha Samarasinghe, Central Committee Member of the JVP and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development of Sri Lanka. On March 31, it met with Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC).
Liu said, in January last year, President Xi Jinping held a successful meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, providing strategic guidance for the development of China-Sri Lanka relations. As Marxist governing parties, the CPC and the JVP have played an important role in promoting China-Sri Lanka relations. Liu shared the CPC’s history of struggle, particularly the achievements and experience since the new era, and said that the CPC stands ready to work with the JVP, guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, to implement the memorandum of exchange and cooperation between the CPC and the JVP, deepen exchanges of experience in state governance and administration, jointly explore development paths suited to respective national conditions, tap the potential of the “political party+” cooperation model, and promote the building of a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Samarasinghe said, China has always been a trustworthy partner and sincere friend of Sri Lanka. In recent years, relations between the JVP and the CPC have been steadily deepened. The remarkable development achievements made by the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC demonstrate the strong vitality of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and provide an important reference for Global South countries, including Sri Lanka. The JVP cherishes its friendly relations with the CPC and stands ready to fully implement the memorandum, learn from China’s experience and practices in strengthening party building and promoting national development, and better enhance its governance capacity.
The following article was originally published on the IDCPC website.
Beijing, March 31st — Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with a delegation of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP ) of Sri Lanka led by Wasantha Samarasinghe, Central Committee Member of the JVP and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development of Sri Lanka.
Liu said, in January last year, President Xi Jinping held a successful meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, providing strategic guidance for the development of China-Sri Lanka relations and reaching important consensus on strengthening exchanges of experience in state governance and administration between the ruling parties. As Marxist governing parties, the CPC and the JVP have played an important role in promoting China-Sri Lanka relations. Liu shared the CPC’s history of struggle, particularly the achievements and experience since the new era, and said that the CPC stands ready to work with the JVP, guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, to implement the memorandum of exchange and cooperation between the CPC and the JVP, deepen exchanges of experience in state governance and administration, jointly explore development paths suited to respective national conditions, tap the potential of the “political party+” cooperation model, and promote the building of a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future that carries strategic significance. Liu also briefed the Sri Lankan side on the CPC’s education campaign to help officials gain a correct understanding of what it means to perform well and act accordingly and the 15th Five-Year Plan.
Samarasinghe said, China has always been a trustworthy partner and sincere friend of Sri Lanka. In recent years, relations between the JVP and the CPC have been steadily deepened. The memorandum of exchange and cooperation between the two Parties, signed last year in the witness of the two heads of state, has opened a new chapter in relations between the two Parties. The remarkable development achievements made by the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC demonstrate the strong vitality of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and provide an important reference for Global South countries, including Sri Lanka. The JVP cherishes its friendly relations with the CPC and stands ready to fully implement the memorandum, learn from China’s experience and practices in strengthening party building and promoting national development, and better enhance its governance capacity.
Jin Xin, Assistant-minister of the IDCPC, was present.