Indian Army Chief General, Sri Lankan Counterpart Discuss Defence Ties
NDTV
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane met top Sri Lankan military leadership to talk about boosting bilateral defence cooperation between two countries.
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane met Sri Lanka's top military leadership today and discussed steps for further enhancing the excellent bilateral defence cooperation. General MM Naravane #COAS called on General Shavendra Silva #CDS & Commander #SriLankanArmy and discussed issues related to boosting bilateral defence cooperation between two countries. #COAS also interacted with the senior officers of the #SriLankanArmy during the visit. pic.twitter.com/gwK0yQEwad
General Naravane, who arrived on Tuesday on a four-day visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart General Shavendra Silva, called on Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, General GDH Kamal Gunaratne (Retd.), and discussed steps to take forward the excellent defence cooperation between Sri Lanka and India, the Indian Army said in a tweet.
He also visited the Army Headquarters where he carried out Turnout Inspection and received a Guard of Honour. "COAS complimented the Guard for impeccable 'Turnout & Parade'," it said in another tweet.
Gen. Naravane called on Gen. Silva and discussed issues related to boosting bilateral defence cooperation between two countries. He also interacted with the senior officers of the Sri Lankan Army during the visit, the Indian Army said.
