Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who left for Japan on a five-day official visit, will meet Japan PM Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, Japan's Jiji Press said.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga revealed this to the media on Friday.

Abe and Wickremesinghe are expected to discuss maritime cooperation.

Suga told the press conference that Sri Lanka is very important for peace and safety in the Indian Ocean.

Japan wants to deepen its relationship and partnership with the South Asian country, he stressed.