More foreign delegates hold bilateral discussions with Navy Commander

Foreign delegates who attended Galle Dialogue 2019 - the International Maritime Conference at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, held discussions with Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva on 22nd October 2019.

Accordingly, delegates from Australia, Japan, Russia, Germany, Pakistan, Poland, Cambodia, Malaysia, Seychelles, India and Dr. David Brewster, Senior Research Fellow with the National Security College, Australian National University held cordial discussions which focused on wide ranging matters including the bilateral.

Moreover, 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 this occasion as tokens of appreciation.


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Senior Research Fellow, National Security College, Australian National University


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japan


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff, Russian Navy


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Director Plans and Policy, Germany


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff – Pakistan


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Commander Maritime Border Command, Australia


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Defence Attaché of the Republic of Poland in India


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Chief of Royal Cambodian Navy


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Western Fleet Commander, Malaysia


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Commander Seychelles Coast Guard


Cordial meeting between Commander of the Navy and Inspector General, Indian Coast Guard, India