Xinhua to deepen cooperation with Sri Lankan media, think tanks

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua News Agency looks forward to deepening cooperation with Sri Lankan media and think tanks to promote the development of bilateral ties, Xinhua President Fu Hua said Thursday.

Fu made the remarks when meeting with Majintha Jayesinghe, Sri Lankan ambassador to China, in Beijing.

Both sides expressed their willingness to promote enhanced communication and cooperation between media and think tanks of the two countries through multilateral mechanisms such as the World Media Summit, aiming to tell the stories of the China-Sri Lanka friendship and cooperation, and to strengthen bonds between the two peoples, particularly the youth of the two countries.