New Delhi / Colombo: Sri Lanka has rejected Beijing’s appeal to keep a Chinese submarine in the port of Colombo. After Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday, two senior officers of the government informed him about this. Let Sri Lanka give permission to keep a Chinese submarine at the Colombo port in October 2014, which was strongly opposed by India. Given the concerns of India …
According to news agency, Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. A senior official of the Sri Lankan Government said that Beijing’s appeal to keep a Chinese submarine in Colombo has been rejected. They said, “Sri Lanka did not agree with China’s appeal to keep the Chinese submarine at any time in Colombo.” In this regard, he also mentioned the concerns of India. Given the sensitivity of the matter, the official did not give their name.
– An official from the Defense Ministry of Sri Lanka also confirmed the decision to dismiss the Chinese submarine in the Dockyard of Colombo, confirming the decision to be dismissed. However, he also said that the decision to keep the submarine in the Future has been postponed, but it can be done later.
China had sought permission a few days ago
– Official of Defense Ministry reported that China had sought permission to keep the submarine on the harbor a few days ago on May 16. A close source from China’s Embassy confirmed that China had appealed to Sri Lanka to keep its submarine in Colombo, but it is still waiting for Sri Lanka’s response.
Modi prayed in Gangaramayaya temple, meet with Rajapaksa
– Modi reached Colombo on Thursday and prayed in the Gangaramayaya temple. They also met former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. PM will be here on Friday, the most special day of Buddhist calendar, on the occasion of Vesak (Vaishak) Day. Earlier Modi gave information about his visit to Facebook. He said that this visit of mine expresses strong relations between the two countries.
The Government of India says that no formal talks will be held in the PM’s visit. There will be no compromise.
