Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 8 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The 82nd Armed Forces Remembrance Day and Poppy Flower Ceremony was solemnly commemorated today (08 November) at the Cenotaph War Memorial in Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, honouring the memory of Sri Lankan Armed Forces personnel who made the supreme sacrifice in defence of the nation.
Honourable Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest, while Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) were present as Guests of Honour.
The Prime Minister was received upon her arrival by the President of the Sri Lanka Armed Fo...