Hakeem meets Japanese Ambassador

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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader and City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education Minister Rauff Hakeem met with the Japanese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Akira Sukiyama at the Higher Education Ministry on Tuesday, to discuss matters pertaining to the Water Supply and Sewerage projects carried out in Sri Lanka, with the Japanese aid.

At this meeting, matters relating to the water supply scheme for Anuradhapura North, expansion of Kaluganga water supply scheme, Jayewardenepura sewerage system management, Kilinochchi water supply scheme rehabilitation, sewerage project etc., were discussed extensively.

Subsequently, the Ambassador extended an invitation to Minister Rauff Hakeem to participate as a guest in the seminar scheduled to be held in Colombo next month, to discuss the usage of water containers manufactured with Japanese technology.

Further, matters relating to Sri Lanka-Japanese cooperation in the higher education sector were also discussed.