Japanese finance minister Shunichi Suzuki has urged Sri Lanka to complete its debt restructuring as soon as possible, according to SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva.
Also, the country should not jeopardize the IMF programme, Suzuki told opposition leader Sajith Premadasa at a meeting at the Japanese embassy in Colombo.
It was also attended by ambassador Mizukoshi Hideki.
Later, de Silva said the Japanese minister also wanted Sri Lanka to repay due for the cancellation of Colombo light rail transit project in order to start stalled projects.
Suzuki led a Japanese delegation to the country on a two-day official visit.
