President of France Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on Friday (July 28), French media reported.
On the occasion of this historic visit to the island nation, a first by a French president, Macron will call on his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe, according to leading French newspaper Le Monde.
This visit is deemed an opportunity for the two countries to deepen bilateral relations and to discuss regional and global challenges.
The French president, who was on an official visit to New Caledonia from Monday to Wednesday, is traveling to Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea before arriving in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan, Hayashi Yoshimasa will be undertaking an official visit to Sri Lanka on July 28 and 29.
During the visit, the Japanese foreign minister is scheduled to have official discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Colombo and pay courtesy calls on President Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
The Japanese foreign minister will be accompanied by Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator Murakami Manabu, Director General Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Arima Yutaka, Director General International Cooperation Endo Kazuya, Deputy Press Secretary Okano Yukiko from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan and a 22-member delegation consisting of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
The delegation will also visit one of the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) sites in Sri Lanka, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.