Japan offers Sri Lanka greater economic, security aid at leaders summit

Tokyo sees island country as hub in supply chain to Africa, Middle East

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, meets with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Tokyo. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake agreed on Monday to begin talks on creating an international economic zone that would bring more investment into the island nation.

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