US and Sri Lanka discuss bilateral military training and cooperation

Sri Lanka and the US Navy will look to enhance bilateral training following talks between senior military leaders from US 7th Fleet, Sri Lanka’s Navy and Airforce.

The themes discussed included potential bilateral training and a joint effort between the US foreign militaries and other organisations to conduct civil military operations, reports Colombo Gazette

Sixteen officials from Sri Lanka’s Navy and Air Force attended the bilateral meeting hosted on the US navy 7th Fleet ship.

The Director General Operation for Sri Lanka’s Navy Adm. Dharmendra Wettewa, said

“I hope that we can have something constructive o that we can follow up for months and years to come.”

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