Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, paid courtesy calls on Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) yesterday (22 September).
Admiral Tripathi first met the Deputy Minister of Defence at his office in Colombo yesterday morning, where he was warmly received. Their discussions centered on strengthening defence diplomacy and bilateral cooperation, with a focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster response, tackling illegal maritime activities such as drug trafficking and human smuggling, enhancing maritime domain awareness, and promoting safety and security in the Indian Ocean Region.
Later in the afternoon, Admiral Tripathi called on the Defence Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. The meeting focused on enhancing military-to-military ties, expanding training opportunities, curbing Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, information sharing, and further boosting defence diplomacy between Sri Lanka and India.
