President Maithripala
Sirisena on Sunday visited
the Japanese cruise ship
Nippon Maru, which had
arrived at the Colombo Port.
The Nippon Maru is carrying
a contingent of over 243
youth of various
nationalities including Sri
Lankan, as part of the ‘Ship
for World Youth’ (SWY)
program, arrived in Sri
Lanka on Sunday (14) after
three years.
The 120 youth from Japan and
120 from Australia, Bahrain,
Chile, Mexico, New Zealand,
Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
and UAE are part of the
program. A group of 12 youth
represents Sri Lanka at the
28th edition of the program.
The purpose of the program,
which is run by the
government of Japan is to
broaden the global view of
Japanese youth to promote
mutual understanding and
friendship between Japanese
and foreign youth, as well
as to cultivate the spirit
of international
cooperation.
The ship will be in Sri
Lanka for four days.
Japanese Ambassador to Sri
Lanka Kenichi Suganuma, and
Justice Minister Wijedasa
Rajapakshe accompanied the
President.