The Sri Lankan government will provide military training to army officers from different countries, the Sunday Times reported.
Following a recommendation by Defence Minister, and President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s cabinet decided to provide the training, both free of charge and for payment, at the Defence Services Command and Staff College.
Free training opportunities will be provided to officers from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Sudan, Vietnam and Turkey. Countries that will be charged include Indonesia, the Maldives and Oman.
The Defence Services Command and Staff College is the highest military training institution in Sri Lanka, providing training to middle level officers of the armed forces and the police, the paper said.
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