Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena pledged the government towards “strengthening the Tri-forces to fulfil its responsibility for national security,” whilst addressing a ‘war heroes’ commemoration event.
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Sri Lanka’s armed forces held a War Heroes Commemoration ceremony on May 19 at the War Heroes Memorial in Colombo.
The event, organised by the ministry of defence, was attended by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, reports Colombo Page.
Entitled, Distinguished felicitation for the dedication shown towards the secured forward march of mother Sri Lanka, the event saw heads of the tri-forces, religious leaders and Sri Lankan politicians present.