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Japan to Offer 2 Patrol Ships to Sri Lanka to Counter China’s Growing Influence in Indian Ocean

Girish Shetti   |

May 29, 2016 09:12 AM EDT

Japan on Saturday said that it will provide two patrol vessels to Sri Lanka to boost the latter's maritime security. The announcement was made after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena held a bilateral meeting in Nagoya, Japan. The Sri Lankan President and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are currently in Japan to attend an outreach meeting held as part of the G7 Summit.