Interview: Hambantota port deal with China was a mistake – President Gotabaya

President Gotabaya sat with an Indian media to talk his policies as President of Sri Lanka  


President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in an interview with Indian journalist Nitin A. Gokhale said that the decision of leasing Hambantota Port to China by the previous government was a mistake. He has assured during the interview that he will be reconsidering the agreement.


While talking about the Sino-Lanka bilateral relations during his brother’s administration, the President has said that the close relationship with China during the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime was clearly a commercial one.

The President said he was ready to build closer ties with India and said he would take care not to do anything that could harm India.

Click on links below to Watch the Interview

Part 01: We Won’t Do Anything That Will Harm India’s Interests: Gotabaya


Part 02: Intelligence Gathering Is A Different Ball Game, Will Rejig It: Gotabaya