Note from NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Today (19) in the morning, I met Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, at the JVP head office.
Mr. Katsuki Kotaro, Deputy Head of the @JapanEmb_SL and Mrs. Imai Kaori, Second Secretary, and Comrade Vijitha Herath, National Executive Member of National People’s Power, were also present.
At length, we discussed the current economic crisis and the political situation in Sri Lanka, and attention was also paid to the upcoming presidential election. The position of the National People’s Power regarding the intervention of the International Monetary Fund was explained to the Japanese diplomatic representatives, and the Japanese delegation emphasized Japan’s readiness to continue investing in Sri Lanka.