COLOMBO (AFP): Sri Lanka and India vowed to strengthen military ties and widen maritime links with neighbouring countries to counter growing Chinese influence in the region, the president's office said on Sunday (Jan 19).
China, a long-time regional rival of India, has been widening its footprint in the region, including building ports and upgrading airports in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
It did not give details of the proposed centre, but said other nations in the region should be included as observers.The meeting followed Rajapaksa's visit to New Delhi in late November for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who offered US$450mil in aid to Sri Lanka after his landslide victory in the presidential election.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi also held talks with President Rajapaksa on Tuesday during a brief transit stop in Colombo.
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