Colombo (News 1st): Special advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura, is on a two-day visit to the island.

He will hold meetings with several government leaders to further promote the bilateral relations between the two countries, including co-operation for realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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