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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba visits Sri Lanka
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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba visits Sri Lanka

India Blooms News Service | | 27 Nov 2016, 02:00 pm
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM,AVSM,ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, is visiting Sri Lanka on a bilateral visit from Sunday to Thursday.

The visit is intended to consolidate and enhance the bilateral maritime relations between India and Sri Lanka.

During his visit, the CNS will hold bilateral discussions with His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe,  Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and various senior dignitaries including the Chief of Defence Staff and the three Service Chiefs.

The Admiral will also attend the 'Galle Dialogue' which is being held at Colombo.

The Galle Dialogue is an annual conference hosted by Sri Lanka on the issues of Maritime Security and Cooperation between international navies.

Representatives from 39 countries and 13 international organisations are likely to participate in the event. The CNS would be delivering Key-Note address on 'India's perspective on the benefits of Strategic Maritime Partnerships', during the event.

There exists a robust Naval cooperation between India and Sri Lanka encompassing a wide span which includes operational interactions through bilateral exercises, coordinated patrolling along the common maritime border, Training, Port Calls, Capacity Building and Capacity Augmentation initiatives.

The Admiral will also lay a wreath at the IPKF memorial, which has been built by Sri Lanka to honour Indian Martyrs, during his visit.

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