NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:

The newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, H.E. Eric Meyer, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at his office in Colombo yesterday (15 Sept).

During the cordial meeting, the Deputy Minister and the U.S. Ambassador exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and discussed avenues for further strengthening the longstanding relations and defence cooperation between Sri Lanka and the United States. Both sides emphasized the importance of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) as an area of mutual concern, given Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean.

Moreover, th...