Srilanka, March 25 -- Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, and Leader of the House of Parliament, has been elected Chair of the Sri Lanka-China Parliamentary Friendship Association for the Tenth Parliament.

The election took place at a meeting on the 21st, chaired by Hon. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, marking the re-establishment of the Association. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, HE Qi Zhenhong, was the chief guest at the event.

In addition to Minister Rathnayake's appointment, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney at Law, was elected as the Secretary of the Association.

Hon. Speaker Dr. Wickramaratne highlighted the long-standing cultural and political relations between China and Sri L...