Meeting with Ambassador of Japan to Viet Nam, H.E. Yamada Takio
Ambassador of Sri Lanka, Prof. Mendis, had a 90-minute courtesy call with H.E. Takio during which the two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues including economic, trade, tourism, investment and other commercial activity. Ambassador Mendis, during the meeting, highlighted that Japan, after devastation in mid 1940s, succeeded in becoming the second largest economy in 1968. Japan managed to maintain the status of being the second largest economy in the world until the year 2011, for well over four decades. Ambassador Mendis also expressed deep gratitude to the Government of Japan for the assistance, aid, grants and other cooperation extended to Sri Lanka since 1954, which the peoples of Sri Lanka profoundly value and appreciate. The meeting was most congenial and affable since H.E. Takio has been to Sri Lanka on many an occasion and Ambassador Mendis has served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo for nearly four years.
