A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yōhei Sasakawa took place at the Presidential Secretariat.
President Dissanayake emphasized that eradicating rural poverty is the government’s top priority, expressing hope that this initiative would also lead to improvements in education.
During the discussion, Mr. Sasakawa reaffirmed the Nippon Foundation’s commitment to supporting public health, education, and the welfare of differently-abled individuals in Sri Lanka. He particularly highlighted the foundation’s focus on educational development in Jaffna.
The Sri Lankan government is set to launch special projects to address rural poverty as part of its national development agenda, the President noted.
The meeting also underscored the importance of strengthening diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Japan, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).
Attendees included Labour Minister and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando, Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata, Chairman of the Sasakawa Health Foundation Dr. Takahiro Nanri, Executive Director of The Nippon Foundation Ichiro Kabasawa, and other representatives.
