Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 26 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, H.E. ISOMATA Akio, met the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) at his office in Colombo on 24 March 2026.
During this meeting, several important aspects of bilateral cooperation were discussed, which included the policy for Free and Open Indo - Pacific (FOIP). The Ambassador also highlighted its core principles of ensuring freedom of navigation, promoting free trade, enhancing transport connectivity, and upholding a rule based international order under this.
Another key focus of the discussion was the Japan's Official Security Assistance (OSA) framework. The Ambas...