Japanese FM visit : Details released

July 27, 2023 at 11:18 AM

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka this weekend.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yoshimasa will visit Sri Lanka from 28-29 July 2023.

During the visit, the Japanese Foreign Minister is scheduled to have official discussions with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry at the Ministry and pay courtesy calls on President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi will be accompanied by Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator Manabu Murakami, Director General Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Yutaka Arima, Director General International Cooperation Kazuya Endo, Deputy Press Secretary Yukiko Okano 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 also visit one of the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) sites in Sri Lanka. (NewsWire)