ニュース 2010/07/27 Ishii meets with Sri Lankan Ministers of External Affairs, Economic Development On July 27, DPJ Vice President Hajime Ishii met with Sri Lankan Minister of External Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris and Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at party headquarters. The meeting was also attended by International Secretary General Yutaka Banno, members of the House of Councillors Motoyuki Adachi and Kenzo Fujisue, and members of the House of Representatives Toshiro Ishii and Takanori Onishi. The Sri Lankan delegation expressed their appreciation for the overseas development assistance their country has been receiving from Japan and explained about the political situation in Sri Lanka. They also mentioned that they had had the opportunity to meet with young Japanese politicians during their visit and that this had strengthened their desire to work together to further develop the cooperative relations between both countries and political parties. The DPJ side asked a variety of questions and expressed their opinion on the situation in Sri Lanka, and said they would like to support the peace and stability of Sri Lanka. The two sides also shared the opinion that it was important to engage in ongoing exchanges.