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Wei Fenghe
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Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to visit Sri Lanka

| @indiablooms | Apr 24, 2021, at 01:03 am

Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka on Apr 27.

He is scheduled to visit the nation for three days.

The Chinese Defense Minister will be visiting the island from April 27 to 29, Government Information Department announced, reports Colombo Page.

During his visit, General Wei is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and other senior government officials. This is the second-highest visit to be undertaken by a Chinese official to Sri Lanka following senior Chinese diplomat, Yang Jiechi’s visit in October, reports the newspaper.

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