Minister of State for External Affairs of India attends wreath - laying ceremony at IPKF Memorial

The Hon Minister of State for External Affairs of India, General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd), who is currently in Sri Lanka on a three-day official visit, arrived at the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) Memorial in Battaramulla this morning (26) to attend the wreath – laying ceremony and pay tribute to the Indian war heroes.

High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, His Excellency YK Sinha, Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Commander Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jayantha De Silva, officials of the Indian High Commission and a host of officers and sailors also took part in honouring the late IPKF personnel who made the supreme sacrifice during their peace keeping missions in Sri Lanka.