Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- Meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and visiting Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi in progress

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Sri Lanka's efforts to come out from the worst crisis faced since independence was commended by one of its major creditors, Japan, whose Finance Minister expressed keenness in deepening economic ties with the island nation.

Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi, during his two-day official visit to Sri Lanka, which ended yesterday (12), pointed out the areas in which the two nations can strengthen relationships. Accordingly, areas such as information technological cooperation and maritime security collaboration came under focus, while the resumption of stalled projects, long-term bilateral ...