SL’s commitment needed-Akashi

10 March 2012 10:48 am Views - 5584

Special Representative of the Japanese government for Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi stressed the need for Sri Lanka’s commitment to the full implementation of the LLRC report.

The Sri Lankan embassy in Japan said that ‘Akashi also stressed the importance of the strong bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka and that Japan will always support and stand by Sri Lanka whenever assistance is needed.’

He made this comment during a discussion with visiting Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who is currently vising Tokyo.

MP Rajapaksa informed Akashi of the ongoing progress in the country and the rapid development in the North East region. He also expressed the Government’s strong commitment to the people of this region with 70 percent of foreign grants and loans already being extended by the Government to the development of this region, the statement added.