Sri Lanka, March 16 -- On 12 March 2026, Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Indonesia Sashikala Premawardhane paid a courtesy call on Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia, Lieutenant General Tri Budi Utomo, and discussed avenues to further strengthen defence and security cooperation between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
The discussion focused on the early signing of the Letter of Intent on Defence Cooperation between the Ministries of Defence of Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Defence industry cooperation, expanding capacity building and training opportunities, exchange of high-level visits in the field of defence, and cooperation in Search and Rescue operations were also discussed.
The importance of strengtheni...