Sri Lanka concludes bilateral consultations with Japan

17 Jul, 2022

Sri Lanka concluded bilateral consultations with Japan which focused on enhancing bilateral political, economic and defence cooperation.

Secretary, Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane led the bilateral consultations with a senior delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

The Japanese delegation was led by the Assistant Minister of the Southwest and Southeast Asia Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Kano Takehiro.

“The discussions focused on enhancing bilateral political, economic and defence cooperation as well as strengthening people to people ties,” the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said today.

The Sri Lanka delegation included the Governor of the Central Bank Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Secretary to the Treasury Mahinda Siriwardana and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Sri Lanka Navy. (Colombo Gazette)

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