Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that his country can never be used against India. Before leaving for Britain and France tour, Ranil said – No one should have any doubt that we will never enter into a military agreement with China.
Wickremesinghe said in an interview – The relations between China and Sri Lanka are strong, but we also want to make it clear that China does not have any military base in our country and will not remain so. No country will be able to use Sri Lanka against India. We will soon bring the country’s economy back on track.
On a question related to China, Ranil said- China has been in our country for 1500 years, but it does not have any military base here. This will not happen either. It is true that China has taken Hambantota port on lease for 99 years, but also remember that our army is responsible for its security. It can only be used for business.
In response to a question, Ranil said- We have gone through difficult times and now the situation has become much better. Many countries including India have helped us. I have full hope that Sri Lanka’s economy will soon be back on track.