Chief of Indian Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma arrived in Colombo on 08th December following the arrival of two Indian Naval Ships Mysore and Tarangini in Colombo on the previous day to attend the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Sri Lanka Navy.
The Indian Navy Chief participated in the International Band Fiesta, ceremony to award Presidential colours to Sri Lanka Navy by the Sri Lankan President and the Presidential Banquet.
Admiral Verma has also met Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and discussed the progress made in the ongoing Navy to Navy cooperation between the two countries since his last visit in June 2010.
"Navies of India and Sri Lanka have been working closely in many areas and the year has witnessed exchange of the high level visits between the Navies of our two countries," the High Commission statement said noting that Admiral Verma, had earlier visited Sri Lanka from 27 June to 02 July 2010 and Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe had visited India from 19-27 October 2010.
The High Commission said the two Indian Naval Ships are participating in the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Sri Lanka Navy considering the close and friendly relations between India and Sri Lanka including in the field of defence cooperation.
Indian Naval Ship Mys [...]
