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A special official meeting was held in Tokyo on the 2nd between the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, who is on an official visit to Japan, and Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of the Nippon Foundation / Sasakawa Foundation, one of the world's leading philanthropic institutions.

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A special policy-level discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Japan Fisheries Agency  in Tokyo between the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, who is currently on an official visit to Japan, and Japan’s State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hon. NEMOTO Yukinori.

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A special discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Japan between the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, who is currently on an official visit to participate in the Island States Ocean Summit (ISOS) in Tokyo, and senior officials of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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