PM delivers memorial speech in Japanese Parliament

6 October 2015 04:54 am

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on a five-day official visit to Japan, delivered a Special Memorial Speech to the parliamentarians of the Japanese National Diet today.

Previously, only two state leaders have been given the opportunity to address the Japanese Parliament. They are Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barak Obama.

Meanwhile, the Government Information Department said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will host a dinner for the Sri Lankan Prime Minister. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe will also sign several bilateral agreements with Japan.