Sri Lanka benefiting a lot from the BRI: PM

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Sri Lanka benefiting a lot from the BRI: PM

STORY: Sri Lanka benefiting a lot from the BRI: PM DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DINESH GUNAWARDENA, Sri Lankan Prime Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DINESH GUNAWARDENA, Sri Lankan Prime Minister 3. various of construction in Hambantota industrial zone and Colombo Port City 4. various of the China-South Asia Expo STORYLINE: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said that his country has benefited a lot from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying that China is seeking cooperation for peace and development. The prime minister made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua during the ongoing seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, capital of China's Yunnan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DINESH GUNAWARDENA, Sri Lankan Prime Minister "The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China is a big great change to the entire economies of our countries. The next planning procedures (of BRI proje

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