The Sri Lankan prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, is to hold talks in Japan with his counterpart, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reports The Japan Times.
The meeting is likely to take place on October 5, the paper reported.
Prime Minister Abe is also to hold talks with the French and Turkish prime ministers.
Last month the paper in its editorial urged the new government to “focus on the urgent task of national reconciliation”.
“That will be a broad offensive, one that includes justice for individuals who suffered from war crimes during the Tamil insurgency and more political representation for minority groups, as well as the safeguarding of minority rights in general. Of course, economic development has to be part of the package and friends of Sri Lanka should do their utmost to assist the new government in its efforts. Japan should be in the front of that line.” See more here.
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