Indian Navy Chief calls on General Silva

Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy Admiral R Hari Kumar who is in Sri Lanka called on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Shavendra Silva. Admiral Kumar arrived in the country at the cordial invitation extended by the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) Sri Lanka to attend the Commissioning Parade as the Chief Guest at the NMA, Trincomalee.

During the cordial meeting took place at the office of the CDS, bilateral matters of mutual interest were taken into discussion. They also exchanged views on maritime security in the region and related other issues. Further, CDS conveyed his gratefulness to the Indian Navy for the support extended to the Sri Lanka Navy by training officers and sailors on diverse courses and exercises on board. At the same time, CDS thankfully emphasized the assistance extended in preventing drug trafficking and illegal maritime activities over the years and looked forward to continuing the strong relations in the same spirit into the future as well.