TOKYO, Sept. 29 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:
On September 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., Defense Minister Nakatani paid a courtesy call on the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Disanayaka in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting lasted approximately 30 minutes. The summary of the meeting is as follows:
At the outset, Minister Nakatani and President Disanayaka welcomed the progress of defense cooperation between the two nations under the Memorandum on Defense Cooperation and Exchanges signed in 2019.
Minister Nakatani emphasized the importance of working together under the spirit of 'One Cooperative Effort Among Nations: Perspective for the Indo-Pacific (OCEAN)' as presented a...