The signing ceremony of the implementation agreement for China's post-disaster bridge reconstruction emergency aid project was held on the 28th at the Sri Lankan Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development. The aid project aims to help Sri Lanka rebuild bridges destroyed by tropical cyclone “Ditwa.” After on-site investigation and investigation, the Chinese expert team determined that 14 bridges had been reconstructed in Sri Lanka, 9 of which were carried out in accordance with emergency project standards. Wei Huaxiang, the Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka, said in his speech at the signing ceremony that the signing of this implementation agreement shows the deep friendship between the Chinese government and people towards the Sri Lankan people, and inherits and promotes the spirit of the “independence, self-improvement, solidarity and mutual assistance” between the two countries. He announced that the newly built bridge will be named the “Sino-Sri Lankan Friendship Bridge,” and he looks forward to the smooth implementation of this project to further bring the people of China and Sri Lanka closer. In her speech, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development of Sri Lanka, Asiri Karunawadena thanked the Chinese side for this construction aid. He said that this bridge reconstruction will not only solve Sri Lanka's short-term transportation problems after natural disasters, but will also help improve the long-term level of transportation infrastructure construction in Sri Lanka and bring practical benefits to the vast majority of Sri Lankans. From the end of November to the beginning of December last year, Sri Lanka was hit by tropical cyclone “Ditwa”, which killed more than 600 people and affected more than 2 million people.

The signing ceremony of the implementation agreement for China's post-disaster bridge reconstruction emergency aid project was held on the 28th at the Sri Lankan Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development. The aid project aims to help Sri Lanka rebuild bridges destroyed by tropical cyclone “Ditwa.” After on-site investigation and investigation, the Chinese expert team determined that 14 bridges had been reconstructed in Sri Lanka, 9 of which were carried out in accordance with emergency project standards. Wei Huaxiang, the Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka, said in his speech at the signing ceremony that the signing of this implementation agreement shows the deep friendship between the Chinese government and people towards the Sri Lankan people, and inherits and promotes the spirit of the “independence, self-improvement, solidarity and mutual assistance” between the two countries. He announced that the newly built bridge will be named the “Sino-Sri Lankan Friendship Bridge,” and he looks forward to the smooth implementation of this project to further bring the people of China and Sri Lanka closer. In her speech, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development of Sri Lanka, Asiri Karunawadena thanked the Chinese side for this construction aid. He said that this bridge reconstruction will not only solve Sri Lanka's short-term transportation problems after natural disasters, but will also help improve the long-term level of transportation infrastructure construction in Sri Lanka and bring practical benefits to the vast majority of Sri Lankans. From the end of November to the beginning of December last year, Sri Lanka was hit by tropical cyclone “Ditwa”, which killed more than 600 people and affected more than 2 million people.