Japan, Sri Lanka enhance cooperation

Japan and Sri Lanka are looking to expand their cooperation on maritime security issues.

Japan and Sri Lanka Enhance Maritime Cooperation

In a little noticed diplomatic trip, the chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Admiral Katsutosi Kawano visited Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, Admiral Kawano met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the enhancement of bilateral cooperation on security issues, including maritime security. Admiral Kawano’s trip follows a flurry of official and track-II bilateral activity between the two countries in early June 2014.

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Source: thediplomat.com