Sri Lanka, May 27 -- Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha, who is currently on an official visit to the Russian Federation, met with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Vasily Osmakov in Moscow.

The Defence Minister Osmakov stated that the meeting took place yesterday (26).

The meeting was held in conjunction with the Defence Secretary's participation in the first International Security Forum and the Annual International Meeting of High-Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Issues, scheduled from May 26 to 29 in Moscow.

During this discussion, views were exchanged on important regional and global security challenges between the two countries.

The discussion also reaffirmed the importance of continu...