COLOMBO, Jan. 12 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has assured his personal intervention to support Sri Lanka's efforts to rebuild roads, railways, and bridges damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, said in a statement following high-level discussions held during Wang Yi's brief visit to the island.

According to the foreign ministry, the two ministers held talks focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, development assistance, and tourism, with particular attention to Sri Lanka's post-cyclone reconstruction needs.

Minister Herath said he formally requested the assistance of the Chinese government for critical infrastructure devel...