Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, soon after he was sworn into office on Monday, September 23. Popularly known as AKD, Dissanayake is the ninth president of Sri Lanka. The 56-year-old leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was sworn in by the country’s Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya…

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Leftist, pro-China Anura Dissanayake is new President of Sri Lanka. What it means for India. Explained in 5 points

Leftist, pro-China Anura Dissanayake is new President of Sri Lanka. What it means for India. Explained in 5 points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the Sri Lankan Presidential elections. Modi expressed hope to work closely with Sri Lanka to further strengthen the multifaceted cooperation. Dissanayake responded thanking Modi for ‘kind’ words and support. Dissanayake said he shared Modi‘s commitment to strengthening the ties between the…

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