Foreign delegates meet Commander of the Navy – bilateral talks begin
 

The Galle Dialogue International Maritime Conference 2018 organized by the Sri Lanka Navy for the 9th consecutive year, under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, commenced at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo yesterday (22nd October). On the sidelines of the conference, several foreign delegates called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe and held bilateral discussions.

Accordingly, high ranking defence officials from Australia, Canada, China, the United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Russia, and Vietnam held discussions with the Sri Lanka Navy Chief. The cordial discussions focused on wide ranging matters including the bilateral ties among the navies, strengthening of their camaraderie and further enhancing of maritime security.

The visiting foreign delegates expressed their appreciation to the Commander of the Navy for organizing an International Maritime Conference of this magnitude to engage in fruitful discussion while strengthening the goodwill among friendly navies. Mementoes were also exchanged on these occasions as tokens of appreciation.

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Australia

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of China

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of the United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of France

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Japan

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Myanmar

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of the Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Russia

 

 

 

 

 

Cordial meeting between the Commander of the Navy and the senior naval officer of Vietnam