Japan-Sri Lanka Relations
Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
July 2, 2024
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
On July 2, commencing at 2:00 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Chief Cabinet Secretary, received a courtesy call from Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka during his visit to Japan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The overview is as follows.
- At the outset, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi welcomed Minister Sabry’s visit to Japan and expressed his pleasure to meet Minister Sabry again for the first time since Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi’s visit to Sri Lanka last July as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Furthermore, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi expressed his gratitude for the words of sympathy from Sri Lanka regarding the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. In response, Minister Sabry emphasized that Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi’s visit last year was well received in the country, Japan is an important friend of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka is deeply grateful especially for Japan’s emergency humanitarian assistance and cooperation on debt restructuring after the economic crisis of the year before last, and personally expressed great joy at the opportunity to revisit Japan after 28 years.
- The two sides confirmed the importance of further enhancing bilateral relations across various areas in the future.