"Without China's bolster we would have not possessed the capacity to complete the war, essentially," Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka told Xinhua in a meeting on Friday.
China is one of Sri Lanka's most seasoned and most grounded companions and the country gave help and backing to end the common clash, said Fonseka, who took the post of armed force authority in 2005 and drove the island country's powers to direct successful crusades against the Tamil Tiger radicals finishing the common war.
"With China we have had a memorable relationship. So I think we must keep up that relationship and we won't overlook what China has accomplished for our nation," Fonseka said.
Fonseka likewise made a few remarks on the military parade China hung on Thursday in Beijing to celebrate the 70th commemoration of the triumph in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
He said that taking after the end of World War II, China has grown altogether and contributed vigorously to world peace while fortifying relations with whatever remains of the world.
"We welcome the memorable accomplishments of China and the current situation in China. We respect them and value them and wish them good fortunes."
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his location in no time before the parade, reported the China will cut the military by 300,000 troops while staying focused on tranquil improvement.
Fonseka noticed that the Chinese military, which has an awesome history, has been an all around perceived and effective compel and has made an imperative effect on the planet.
Fonseka was elevated to the rank of Field Marshall by President Maithripala Sirisena in March this year for his administration rendered to the country for overcoming terrorism.
He likewise approached the new Sri Lankan government which won a parliamentary race a month ago to fortify relations with the global group and keep up agreement with nations in the area.
"Sri Lanka has kept up an uncommitted arrangement in its remote relations with whatever remains of the world. Obviously we need to guarantee that there is territorial dependability. We need to keep up amicability with whatever remains of the nations in the locale. We need to perceive the capacity and status of the nations in the district.
"We are still a little nation. We need to go far," he said.
