Japanese Peace Envoy to Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi was presented with the “Sri Lanka Rathna,” the first-ever highest national honour conferred on non-nationals as recognition of his distinguished and exceptional service rendered towards the nation, at the investiture ceremony of “National Honours 2019” at BMICH yesterday (20).
President Maithripala Sirisena has called Japanese peace envoy to Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi as a staunch peace-maker and a loyal and trusted friend of Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division (PMD) stated.
The President has thanked Akashi for his numerous efforts to restore peace and harmony in Sri Lanka and wished him long life to continue his exceptional service to the world at large and to promote friendship between Sri Lanka and Japan.
Akashi in turn has thanked the President and the people of Sri Lanka for conferring this great honour on him.
He has said that Japan and Sri Lanka have many things in common and Buddhism binds the special friendship between the two countries.
He also said that other countries could take lessons from Sri Lanka on how to make relentless efforts to strengthen communal peace and harmony, while successfully battling extremism, the PMD added.
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