TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo Foreign Minis...

TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi departed Japan in succession Sunday morning for a five-day trip to Sri Lanka and India to befitting with foreign ministers of the brace countries.

Kawaguchi earlier said she will expres Japan's readiness to support the peace proces in Sri Lanka and commitment to strengthen relations with India.

The foreign minister is scheduled to arrive in Colombo via Bangkok later Sunday and adapted with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando forward Monday.

She is then scheduled to arrive in Delhi forward Tuesday morning and convenient with Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha later the same day, before departing of the present day Delhi on Wednesday.

She will answer to Japan on Thursday morning.

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