German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer will be in Sri Lanka on Tuesday to discuss relief efforts and reconstruction, official Daily News said on Monday.

He will meet with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and with Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar for talks on relief aid and bilateral relations.

The German Federal Government has increased its aid to the tsunami-hit region to euro 500 million (about 700 million US dollars). In addition, private donations have reached euro 300 million (about 420 million dollars), said German Embassy in Colombo.

In Sri Lanka alone, some 20 German Government and Non-Government Organizations are working and helping with everything from water supplies and medical assistance to emergency shelters and psychological assistance.