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Japan congratulates Ranil

The Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, on Thursday congratulated the Sri Lankan prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on his election victory last week.

In a statement issued by the Japanese embassy in Colombo, Mr Abe said that Japan "intends to work closely with the new government to further develop the Japan-Sri Lanka relationship and that Japan will also continue to support Sri Lanka’s efforts towards economic development and national reconciliation."

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