CIDCA spokesperson: China providing emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka

Xu Wei, spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), said on April 19 that China has noted Sri Lanka's economic difficulties and as a traditionally friendly and close neighbor, has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the country to help it cope with these difficulties.

Xu said that we believe that the government and people of Sri Lanka will be able to overcome the temporary difficulties, and maintain economic and social stability and development.