AKASHI SATISFIED WITH RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH AND EAST
Japan’s Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi has told Minister Basil Rajapaksa that he was totally satisfied with regard to the progress achieved on resettlement and the development in the North and East.
The special meeting between Mr. Akashi and Minister Rajapaksa took place at the Economic Development Ministry. The Japanese Envoy appreciated the progress in economic development Sri Lanka has achieved by now. He assured continued support and assistance as in the past for the development of the island. He emphasized the need to apprise the world of the development that was taking place in the North and the East and the resettlement programme. A delegation of special representatives and officials of the Economic Development Minister were present at this meeting.