Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who arrived in Peking yesterday, to an unprecedented warm and enthusiastic welcome, speaking later that night, called for China’s continued support and cooperation to support the proposal to Indianize the acceptance of all powers in the world. be felt. Ocean a peace zone. She said China could help remove many of the obstacles that still lie ahead of the proposal could become a reality. Promising China’s firm support for this “just resolution”, the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Zhou Enlai called on all countries to respect the resolution on the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Peace Zone, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly last December. requested. The appeal was made by the two Prime Ministers at a lavish banquet hosted by Mr. Zhou in the banquet hall of the Great Hall of the People in honor of Mrs. Bandaranaike and her party. Although in her speech, Mrs Bandaranaike said she went to China mainly to “express her appreciation for the friendship and cooperation that your country is extending to Sri Lanka” there are indications that there are more concrete topics on the agenda for the talks. . Which will happen in the coming few days. In particular, it appears that China will provide material assistance to strengthen both Sri Lanka’s defense forces and its civilian police. Mrs Bandaranaike indicated that she was expecting more assistance from China “in areas in which it would be mutually beneficial and appropriate for us”.