22nd August 2023 21:39:55 Hours
The Sri Lanka Army this morning (22 August) gratefully accepted 11 special communication vehicles that had been gifted to the Ministry of Defence under the Chinese Military Grant scheme during a simple formal ceremony, headed by Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, Acting Minister of Defence and General Kamal Gunaratne (Rtd) WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc MPhil, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence at the Army HQ.
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army, Major General W.A.S.S Wanasinghe RSP VSV USP ndu, Chief of Staff of the Army and Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, Defence Attaché at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka were among the distinguished invitees to the occasion.
At the beginning of the day’s programme, a short video documentary was presented displaying existing bonds of goodwill and understanding that prevail between militaries in both countries. Afterwards, the formal signing of documents, related to the grant of vehicles took place between Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, Defence Attaché at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka and Major General K.A.W.S Ratnayake ndu, Chief Signal Officer of the Army.
Subsequently, ten Field Communication Vehicles and a Mobile Command and Control Vehicle were symbolically handed over to Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon by Senior Colonel Zhou Bo in the premises. Soon after, the gathering of Senior Officers and invitees had a close look at those new vehicles of much use to the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka.
Major General C.D Ranasinghe RWP RSP, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, Senior Officers, Officers and Other Ranks took part in the arrangement.
