Japan offers to help SL to damage control int'l relations

25 August 2012 04:55 pm Views - 3933

Japan's special envoy Yashushi Akashi said today that the Japanese government is willing to aid in repairing the relationship between Sri Lanka and the international community.

“I informed the Sri Lankan government that the government of Japan was willing to assist in the efforts to develop a relationship between Sri Lanka and the international community.” However, he noted that assistance from Japan would never be imposed on Sri Lanka.

“We will never impose ourselves on this country. Only after consultation with the government and all parties involved will we try to be helpful.”
He also said that he would be visiting India tomorrow in order to discuss the Sri Lankan issue. (Dianne Silva)