Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), and the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), attended the reception marking the National Day of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, held at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo on 22 October (2026).
The event also marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Minister of Labour, Hon. Dr Anil Jayantha Fernando, attended the event as the Chief Guest.
Members of the diplomatic corps, parliamentarians and other distinguished invitees were also present at the re...