This was addressing the Science and Technology Summit in Kyoto.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also requested the international community to join hands to strengthen good governance and democracy in South Asia.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Science and Technology Summit.
However, the official round of discussions between the two Prime Ministers will be held on the 06th in Tokyo.