The visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo today morning, the President’s Media Division said.The delegation led by the Japanese Foreign Minister arrived last night. He was received by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya.
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(Previous News : July 29, 2023 9.59am)
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives in Sri Lanka
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi has arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit.
The Japanese Foreign Minister was received by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
During his stay, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
He will also hold discussions with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi is being accompanied by Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator MURAKAMI Manabu, Director General Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs ARIMA Yutaka, Director General International Cooperation ENDO Kazuya, Deputy Press Secretary OKANO Yukiko from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan and a 22 – member delegation consisting of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
The delegation will discuss the on-going debt restructuring process and also development projects which were discussed during Ranil President Wickremesinghe’s visit to Japan in May.
