Japanese Foreign Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka…
December 14, 2019
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, accompanied by a high-profile delegation, arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday (12) for an official visit.
Mr. Motegi called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Sri Lankan counterpart Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday.
He has extended an invitation to President Rajapaksa to visit Japan and hand-delivered a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Prime Minister Rajapaksa congratulating him for assumption of office.
Mr. Motegi arrived in Sri Lanka following a visit to Moscow and he is then scheduled to make a stop in Madrid from Saturday to attend 14th ASEM Foreign Minister’s meeting.