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Apr 9
Sri Lankan President visits China to attend the annual Boao Forum (BFA) meeting
Today, Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapakse, went to China to attend the annual meeting of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) which will start from Saturday. The President landed at the Sanya Phoenix International Airport, at Sanya city, in the Hainan province of South China.

President Rajapakse will hold meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao regarding developing relationship between the two countries and promote bi-lateral trade. Colombo Page reports:

The President was welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Vice Governor of Hainan Province Jiang Sixian and Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Dabo Ye. Chinese Combined Armed Services gave a guard of honor to visiting President on his arrival.

During his stay there the President is expected to meet several government ministers and the Chinese President as well. The two leaders are expected to discuss the development of China-Sri Lanka relations and exchange views on facilitating bilateral relations.

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse andChinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi 

Among others: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President Rajapakse, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria, Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou V, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabir Al-thani, and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will attend the opening ceremony. President Hu Jintao will deliver the key-note speech at opening ceremony.

The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is a non-governmental, non-profit international organization created to promote regional economic cooperation among the countries of Asia. Established in 2001, BFA serves as a platform for interaction among the leaders of Asian countries. This year, the theme of its annual meeting is "Green Asia: Moving Towards Win-Win Through Changes."

p.s. for more information visit the official website of Boao Forum Asia:

http://www.boaoforum.org/html/home-en.asp

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