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Sri Lanka looks to benefit from China's Belt & Road Initiative, says Foreign Secretary Colombage

Sri Lanka looks to benefit from China's Belt & Road Initiative, says Foreign Secretary Colombage

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Sri Lanka believes it has great potential to be a maritime hub in the Indian Ocean, and the island nation sees China's Belt and Road Initiative would help, Foreign Secretary Admiral Jayanath Colombage said.
"In that, I see the Belt and Road Initiative as a great prospect for Sri Lanka to be more connected to the global supply chain," said Colombage in an interview to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.
Sri Lanka has three deep water ports, which are viewed by Colombage as the country's biggest assets.

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