China, Sri Lanka to boost defence relations

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Agencies: Beijing , Nov 11 2012, 20:58 IST

China and Sri Lanka today firmed up their defence relations during a meeting of their top officials who pledged to make efforts to boost relations between the two countries and their militaries.

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met a Sri Lankan delegation headed by Secretary of Defence and Urban Development Ministry Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

During the meeting in Beijing, they pledged to make efforts to boost relations between the two countries and their militaries, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Rajapaksa is in China to attend the 9th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition to be held in the southern city of Zhuhai where China is exhibiting its defence equipment including its new attack helicopter and fighter jets.

Liang visited Colombo in September this year, becoming the first Chinese Defence Minister to visit the island.

Later, top Chinese Communist Party leader, Wu Bingguo visited the island during which 16 agreements had been signed focusing on infrastructure development in Sri Lanka including USD 760 million aid to help the island nation to become "Asia's miracle".

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Any offensive posturing in India's southern most tip must be firlmly dealt with.

Curious onlooker | 12-Nov-2012Reply | Forward

India should emulate the American example of her 1962 response over introduction of Russian missiles in Cuba, if China sells offensive weapons or position them in Sri Lanka threatening India's security.Sri Lanka and Maldives are far too close to India for comfort to ignore any such development.