Indo-Lanka Inaugural Army-to-Army Staff Talks Begin

India and Sri Lanka began their first Army-to-Army staff talks on Wednesday (29) in India to strengthen bilateral military cooperation with training, administration and welfare programmes.

The three-day talks between the delegations, led by Sri Lanka Army’s Military Secretary Major General H. C. P. Goonetilleke and Indian Army's Additional Director General (International Cooperation) Major General I. P. Singh, will discuss the matters of interest, that could be implemented between the two armies over the next one year.

India conducts similar staff talks only with nine other countries, specifically US, UK, Israel, France, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Singapore.