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| Sunday, 19 January 2003 |
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Japanese envoy's visit: morale booster Constitutional Affairs Minister and chief negotiator Prof. G. L. Peiris has commented that the visit of the Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi was very significant which has reflected an unprecedented level of support to the medium and large scale economic development and also the fullest co-operation of the International community to the on-going peace process. Prof. Peiris told the Sunday Observer that in June this year the confab of the donor countries would be hosted in Japan and Akashi's visit was significant in many ways, with regard to the peace process and the future developments in the country. "The Japanese special envoy visited Kilinochchi along with the Ambassadors of Japan and Norway to meet LTTE representatives and to study on immediate humanitarian programs to be launched in the North and the East. The progress so far made with regard to the peace process will be tabled at the June confab of the donor countries in Japan and Akashi's visit this time will help to a greater extent to get the support of the donors to the rehabilitation activities and to the development projects in the country at large," Prof. Peiris said. Meanwhile the Japanese envoy also visited several areas in the Southern province yesterday. He inspected the site of the left bank Walawe irrigation project, and the General Hospital Matara, where the measures would be taken to improve the medical facilities with Japanese assistance. Akashi also visited the Werahena Buddhist shrine and held discussions with a group of Buddhist clergy and religious activists. Later he was hosted to a lunch by the Southern Regional Development Minister Ananda Kularatne, where several Parliamentarians from the South, met the Japanese envoy. AP |
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