Prime Minister to visit Japan on Saturday

01 Oct, 2015

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will begin an official visit to Japan from?Saturday, the Prime Minister’s office said today.

The Prime Minister will be visiting Japan on an invitation extended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and will address the Japanese Parliament.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe will be on a five day visit to Japan and apart from meeting the Japanese Prime Minister he will also deliver a speech at the Science and Technology Society Forum.

During talks with the Japanese Prime Minister and other Japanese Government officials, Wickremesinghe hopes to have a wide range of discussions on bilateral relations, including economic ties. (Colombo Gazette)

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