MoU between U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration and Sri Lanka Navy signed

A delegation led by the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, H.E. Julie Chung met with the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters today (28th February 2024). During this visit, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration and Sri Lanka Navy was also signed.

The Memorandum of Understanding addressed bilateral cooperation to detect and interdict illicit trafficking in special nuclear material and other radioactive material through technical and methodological cooperation, including the installation and improvement of technical systems for the detection and identification of such material at border crossing control points of the democratic socialist republic of Sri Lanka.

Director General Engineering Rear Admiral Ravi Ranasinghe, Director General Operations Rear Admiral Nishantha Peiris, senior naval officers and a group of officials of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo were also present on this occasion.