Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka after 15 years

Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka after 15 years

December 28, 2017   08:37 am

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Kono will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka on January 05, 2018. 

A visit of a Japanese Foreign Minister takes place after 15 years, the Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.

During the visit, Foreign Minister Kono will call on President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and hold bilateral discussions with Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana.

Japan and Sri Lanka maintain cordial political, economic, trade and investment relations. Japan remains one of the foremost development partners of Sri Lanka, the release said.

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