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Karu, first Lankan to be honoured with ‘Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun’
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Japanese Ambassador Kenichi Suganuma bestowing the honour on Speaker Karu Jayasuriya
The Government of Japan has conferred on Speaker Karu Jayasuriya “The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun”, in recognition of his significant contribution towards promoting bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka.
This is the first time this ‘title’ has been conferred upon a Sri Lankan.
The honour was bestowed on Mr. Jayasuriya at a special function held at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo this week.
“Mr. Jayasuriya worked continuously for the promotion of bilateral relations, and when the Sri Lanka-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association was established in 2001, he joined it as an MP, and later served as its President from 2002 to 2004,” the Japanese embassy said in a press release.
Other recipients of “The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun” in 2016, also include, former PM of Australia, Paul Keating, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, John Boehner, former PM of the Philippines, Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Dr Han Sung Joo.