{"id":78879,"date":"2022-08-06T00:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T04:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=78879"},"modified":"2022-08-06T20:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T00:10:57","slug":"sri-lanka-rescinds-permission-given-for-chinese-vessel-yuan-wang-5-to-dock-at-hambantota-for-replenishment-the-ministry-requests-that-the-arrival-date-of-the-vessel-yuan-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=78879","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Rescinds Permission Given for Chinese Vessel \u201cYuan Wang 5\u201d to dock at Hambantota for Replenishment: \u201cThe Ministry requests that the arrival date of the vessel Yuan Wang 5 in Hambantota be deferred until further consultations are made on this matter,\u201d says Lankan Foreign Ministry note;Chinese Envoy Protests to President Wickremesinghe"},"content":{"rendered":"

By the \u201cSunday Morning\u201d Political Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Government on Thursday (4) decided to rescind the permission granted to the Yuan Wang 5 Chinese research vessel with the relevant official communication to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo being delivered on Friday (5), The Sunday Morning learns.<\/p>\n

The Yuan Wang 5\u2019s visit to Sri Lanka that was earlier scheduled for Thursday (11) caused much controversy, with India posting strong concerns and protests over permission being granted for the Chinese vessel to dock in Sri Lanka as the vessel has satellite and missile tracking capabilities.<\/p>\n

The Sri Lankan Government made several efforts, including several unofficial discussions being held between the President and the Indian and Chinese envoys in Sri Lanka, to resolve the diplomatic row over the Chinese vessel.<\/p>\n

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The President has also requested Foreign Minister Ali Sabry to discuss the issue over the Chinese vessel with his Indian and Chinese counterparts on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Cambodia. However, despite efforts by the Foreign Minister, the issue was not resolved, with the Chinese leaders not agreeing to consider a change of route for the vessel.<\/p>\n

Highly-placed Government sources told The Sunday Morning that during Ali Sabry\u2019s meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, efforts had been made to explain the crisis faced by the country and the exceptional situation Sri Lanka was in at present and to request the Chinese to help Sri Lanka by changing the Yuan Wang 5\u2019s route to avoid docking in the country at present. <\/p>\n

However, the Chinese official had not agreed, saying that permission had been sought from the Sri Lankan Government and that it had been granted for the vessel to dock in Sri Lanka for replenishment.
\nWhen Sabry communicated the outcome of the meeting to President Wickremesinghe, it had been decided that the Government had no option but to rescind the permission granted for the Yuan Wang 5 to dock in Hambantota. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry requests that the arrival date of the vessel Yuan Wang 5 in Hambantota be deferred until further consultations are made on this matter,\u201d the Foreign Ministry has noted in its note sent to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo last Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the People\u2019s Republic of China in Colombo the assurances of its highest consideration,\u201d the note added.<\/p>\n

Chinese Ambassador to Colombo Qi Zhenhong requested to meet the President soon after receiving the note on Friday and was granted an appointment last afternoon (6). It is learnt that the Chinese Envoy has expressed China\u2019s concern and displeasure at the Sri Lankan Government\u2019s decision to rescind permission to the Chinese vessel.
\nIt is learnt that the Sri Lankan Government in 2021 and early 2022 had granted permission for several Chinese vessels for replenishment in Sri Lankan ports. Among them are Shi Yan 1 (15 April 2021 to Colombo), Shi Yan 3 (15 May 2021 to Colombo), Hai Ce 3301 (8 December 2021 and 5 January 2022 to Colombo) and Shi Yan 6 (20 April 2022 to Colombo).<\/p>\n

All these vessels had sought permission from the Foreign Ministry for docking and replenishments. Another vessel \u2013 Xiang Yang Hong 3 \u2013 that was due to dock in Colombo on 7 July 2022 for \u2018research\u2019 purposes had been cancelled.
\nIt is in this same manner that Yuan Wang 5 had sought permission to dock at the Hambantota Port on 11 August for replenishment. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:Sunday Morning<\/em><\/p>\n

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By the \u201cSunday Morning\u201d Political Editor The Government on Thursday (4) decided to rescind the permission granted to the Yuan Wang 5 Chinese research vessel with the relevant official communication to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo being delivered on Friday (5), The Sunday Morning learns. The Yuan Wang 5\u2019s visit to Sri Lanka that was …<\/p>\n

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