Ranil in Japan

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in Japan yesterday (3) on his first official visit to the country after assuming office. He was accompanied by Minister of Technology, Technology Education and Employment, Susil Premajayntha, and officials.

Wickremesinghe was welcomed at the Kansai Airport by Kansai's Japanese Ambassador Akira Mira, Japanese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Konachi Suganuma, Sri Lanka's Ambassador in Japan Prof. Dammika Ganganath Dissanayake, and other officials.

The Prime Minister will hold bilateral discussions with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe this evening, followed by a second round of talks on Tuesday (06), in Tokyo.

Wickremesinghe is due to address the Science and Technology Convention in Kyoto today and will leave for the capital, Tokyo, this evening.

Wickremesinghe will be the third leader to address the Japanese Parliament, after US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will join the Sri Lankan delegation in Tokyo.