Dr. Hiroto Izumi, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor, reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to develop the East Container Terminal of the Colombo South Harbour as a joint venture partnership of Sri Lanka and India, at a meeting he had with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe recently. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe met Dr. Hiroto Izumi, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor, Akira Sugiyama, Ambassador of Japan and his team at Temple Trees. “We made great progress on Japan- Sri Lanka economic cooperation,” the Prime Minister said.