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| Photographs Sri Lanka MoD |
The Indian Defence Secretary R. K. Mathur co-chaired the second Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) meeting between India and Sri Lanka on Thursday, along side his Sri Lankan counterpart, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
"During the session an array of ongoing defence cooperation initiatives were taken up for review and new avenues were identified with a view of strengthening bilateral Defence ties between the two neighbouring nations. In addition, affairs concerning regional security and maritime security issues were also extensively discussed," the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence said.
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See here for details of the delegation.
Mathur also called in on the Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Joint training exercises, and issues relating to the detention of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy were discussed, reported Sri Express.