Sri Lanka president to visit China as debt talks progress: Source

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit China next week to discuss debt restructuring talks with the country’s biggest lender. Wickremesinghe, who is also finance minister, has been leading Sri Lanka’s efforts to manage its heavy debt and secure funds from an IMF program. He will attend a Belt and Road Forum in Beijing and is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.