Japan’s defence minister was taken on a tour of the Sri Lankan navy camp in Trincomalee earlier today, as part of his visit to the island.
Itsunori Onodera was given a guard of honour and taken on a tour around the camp, where he met with masked and armed Sri Lankan troops.
His visit, the first to Sri Lanka by a Japanese defence minister, comes as a Japanese navy ship arrived in Trincomalee on Monday as part of a goodwill visit to the island.
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