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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement new plans that will strengthen “national security”, in an address to the Ministry of Defence on Thursday.
Mr Sirisena, who also holds the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, said “every effort would be initiated in strengthening the National Security within the Democratic framework as per the Constitution.”
He further added that it was the “expectation of the government to implement a programme to strengthen national security locally and internationally,” reports ColomboPage.
Mr Sirisena was joined by the State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence BMUD Basnayaka, the Defence State Ministry Secretary APG Kithsiri as well as the Chief of Defence Staff and Tri-Forces Commanders.
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