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Indian Army Chief keen to learn about Sri Lanka army’s nation building roles, rehabilitation of ex-combatants

15May

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Indian Army Chief keen to learn about Sri Lanka army’s nation building roles, rehabilitation of ex-combatants

Indian Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat, who is in Sri Lanka on an official visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, has expressed interest in learning how Sri Lanka army troops contributing to nation building and in the successful rehabilitation of former LTTE combatants. General Rawat, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Indian Army called on the Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters on Monday (14). During the discussions the two army commanders shared views on bilateral and current issues that are relevant to both organizations. The visiting Indian Army Chief was keen on learning how the Sri Lanka Army has embarked on nation-building roles while transforming its soldiers to be capacity-base...

‘Sri Lanka, Pakistan are the only two countries which understand what it takes to defeat terrorism’ – Pakistan COAS

Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka said no other country understands how to defeat terrorism better than Pakistan and Sri Lanka. "Pakistan and Sri Lanka are probably the only two countries which understand what it takes to defeat the menace of terrorism," General Bajwa was quoted as saying by Pakistan military's media unit Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). General Bajwa, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, yesterday met with Sri Lanka's top military leadership including the Chief of Defense Staff and the Chiefs of all three services. The COAS was given guards of honor in all three service headquarters and he a...

Pakistan Army Chief arrives in Sri Lanka on goodwill tour

Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday for a three-day visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake. During his visit from Jan 15-17, General Bajwa is expected to call on President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister, State Minister of Defense, Secretary to Ministry of Defense, Chief of Defense Staff, Commanders of the Navy and Air Force as parts of his itinerary in Sri Lanka. General Bajwa, accompanied by his spouse Mrs Ayesha Amjad Begum was received by Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport. General Qamar Javed Bajwa will be honoured at the Army Headquarte...