Mr. Arima Yutaka, Director General of Southeast and Southwest Asian Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Ahmed Khaleel, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Japan today.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, His Excellency Abdulla Shahid has arrived in Colombo on an Official Visit.

The Fourth Session of the Maldives – Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held this afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. His Excellency Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives led the Maldivian delegation and His Excellency M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka led the Sri Lankan delegation.