President Xi will visit the island nation from September 16-17. The visit has come at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the External Affairs Ministry here said today.
Sri Lanka hopes that President Xi's visit will "elevate the bilateral relations to a 'Strategic Cooperation Partnership', by substantially expanding the mandate for engagement," the statement from the Ministry said.
A number of bilateral agreements and MOUs are expected to be signed during the visit.
Xi will also visit India and the Maldives.
While China and India are yet to announce the tour programme, Chinese officials have said that Xi, who is also general-secretary of the ruling Communist Party, will begin his visit in Ahmedabad on September 17.