Sri Lanka, June 16 -- The newly appointed Defence Attache of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka, Senior Colonel Fu Xiao, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at his office in Colombo yesterday.

During the meeting, the Deputy Minister and the Chinese Defence Attache engaged in cordial discussions on matters of bilateral defence cooperation and mutual interest.

The Deputy Minister acknowledged China's longstanding defence cooperation, particularly in military training and the professional development of SL armed forces. He further outlined Sri Lanka's current strategic shift from a land based force posture to enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness, while reaff...