Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd.) attended the Swiss National Day Celebration, marking the 735th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation and 70 years of diplomatic friendship between Switzerland and Sri Lanka, held at Cinnamon Life in Colombo on 22 July. The event was hosted by Her Excellency Dr. Siri Walt, Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and Maldives. ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka, Ms. Jayne Howell, paid a farewell call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), today (23 July) at the Deputy Minister's office in Colombo. During the cordial meeting, the Deputy Minister and the Ms. Howell exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, with particular emphasis...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The outgoing Defence Attache of the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Colonel Muhammad Farooq, paid a farewell call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), today (23 July) at the Deputy Minister's office in Colombo. Colonel Muhammad Farooq was accompanied by the newly appointed Defence Attache of the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Colo...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 22 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A progress review meeting on security and operational matters relating to domestic airline operators was held at the Ministry of Defence 21 July, chaired by Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd.), to assess the progress of measures implemented to strengthen Sri Lanka's domestic aviation sector while ensuring national security requirements are effectively maintained...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 22 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), graced the 99th Anniversary celebration of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) as the Chief Guest at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, on 21 July. Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), also attended the commemorative event. Upon arrival, the Deputy Minister of Defence and the ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The plight of the family of the late soldier, DGNN Dodantenna (S/248096), who passed away due to a heart attack while serving in the Sri Lanka Army, has received a timely response following the intervention of the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd). During the Public Day programme held in Polonnaruwa on 27 June and chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence,...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd.) held a series of bilateral meetings with regional security leaders on the sidelines of the 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs' Meeting in New Delhi, India. During the visit, Defence Secretary Thuyacontha met separately with H.E. U Tin Aung San, National Security Adviser and Union Minister for the Ministry of the President's...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd.) attended as the Chief Guest at the graduation ceremony of the Course for Scouting Management, jointly organised by Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) and the Asia-Pacific Regional Support Centre of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), held at the KDU premises in Ratmalana today (17 July). Addressing ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), currently on an official visit to India to attend the 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs' Meeting, met the Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, on the sidelines of the meeting in New Delhi today (16 Jul...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), currently on an official visit to New Delhi, India, met India's National Security Advisor, Mr. Ajit Doval, yesterday (15 July) on the sidelines of the 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs' Meeting. During the cordial meeting, the two officials discussed avenues for enhancing bilateral cooperation in combating transnational cr...