On December 12, 2024, Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe officially presented his Letters of Credence to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Accompanying the Ambassador was Counsellor of the Embassy, Niranga Palipana.
During the ceremony, Ambassador Jayesinghe conveyed greetings from Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the people of Sri Lanka to President Xi. In response, President Xi extended his greetings to the President and the people of Sri Lanka, emphasizing the strong friendship between the two countries.
President Xi expressed hope that the newly accredited envoys would promote exchanges, enhance cooperation, and work towards strengthening the bonds of friendship with China. He reiterated China’s commitment to sharing its development expertise and opportunities while promoting modernization globally through peaceful development, mutual benefit, and common prosperity.
Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe, who joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1998, has served as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Austria. While in Austria, he was the Permanent Representative to UN entities and was concurrently accredited to the Slovak Republic, Republic of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In addition to his ambassadorial roles, he has served as Chief of Protocol and held positions in the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has previously served in the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing, as Consul General in Shanghai, and as Deputy High Commissioner in Malaysia.
Ambassador Jayesinghe is a graduate of the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and an alumnus of St. Joseph’s College and Royal College, Colombo.
