JETRO Chairman Ishiguro Meets with Sri Lankan President Dissanayake

September 2025

On September 29, JETRO Chairman Ishiguro held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, to discuss the expansion of Japanese businesses and investment in Sri Lanka.

On the same day, the “Sri Lanka Business Forum” was convened at the JETRO Headquarters, co-organized by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Japan, the Japan-Sri Lanka Business Co-operation Committee, and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. The forum was attended by approximately 150 participants. During the networking session, twenty-three Sri Lankan companies also actively engaged in exchanges with Japanese companies.