Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 16 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
A consignment of stores donated by India to the Sri Lanka Army was officially handed over at a ceremony held at Army Headquarters, Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (16 June).
The consignment of military stores and a trauma care system, valued at more than USD 5 million and provided under the Government of India's Grant Assistance programme, was formally handed over by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Santosh Jha, to the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), in the presence of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodri...