Still smart from Sri Lanka’s decision to halt a Chinese spy vessel’s visit to Hambantota, Beijing on Monday urged India not to disrupt its “normal exchanges” with the island nation, citing “silly” security concerns. Told. Sri Lanka Withdrew his approval, which was given before the President Ranil Wickremesinghe Following India’s opposition, the research vessel Yuan Wang 5 took over to dock at the Hambantota port.
“China urges the parties concerned to treat China’s scientific investigations in a fair and sensible manner and to refrain from disrupting normal exchanges between China and Sri Lanka,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “Sri Lanka is a sovereign state. It can develop relations with other countries in the light of its own development interests,” he said. The spokesman said it was “futile to pressurize Sri Lanka” by citing security concerns.
The report from Colombo on Sunday said that China’s embassy in the country has demanded an immediate meeting with senior Sri Lanka After Colombo the authorities demanded to postpone the docking of the research vessel. Some Sri Lankan news portals also reported that Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought to postpone the planned docking. The Chinese vessel was expected to dock at a Sri Lankan port for “refueling and replenishment” and to conduct satellite control and research tracking in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region through August and September.
“China urges the parties concerned to treat China’s scientific investigations in a fair and sensible manner and to refrain from disrupting normal exchanges between China and Sri Lanka,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “Sri Lanka is a sovereign state. It can develop relations with other countries in the light of its own development interests,” he said. The spokesman said it was “futile to pressurize Sri Lanka” by citing security concerns.
The report from Colombo on Sunday said that China’s embassy in the country has demanded an immediate meeting with senior Sri Lanka After Colombo the authorities demanded to postpone the docking of the research vessel. Some Sri Lankan news portals also reported that Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought to postpone the planned docking. The Chinese vessel was expected to dock at a Sri Lankan port for “refueling and replenishment” and to conduct satellite control and research tracking in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region through August and September.