Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
A delegation of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL), including the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Welfare Programmes (SCOWP), Mrs Evelyn Strouts, and Controller Finance, Colonel B. Pasan Kularatne (Retd), met the Defence Secretary at the Ministry of Defence today (05 November).
During the meeting, the delegation briefed the Defence Secretary on the work carried out by the RCEL in supporting pre-independence veterans and their widows in Sri Lanka, highlighting its ongoing commitment to their welfare and well-being.
The RCEL is a Commonwealth-wide organisation that supports ex-servicemen and women who served in the armed forces of Commonwealth countries before their respective nations gained independence, as well as their widows.
Mrs Strouts handed over a copy of the RCEL Annual Report for 2025- 2026 to the Defence Secretary on the occasion.
President of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen's Association (SLESA), Lieutenant Colonel Ajith Siyambalapitiya (Retd), was also present at the meeting.
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