Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
Sri Lanka's Defence Forces must become one of the most professional in the world - President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasised that Sri Lanka's defence forces must be developed into one of the most professional forces in the world. He instructed officials to ensure that the necessary budgetary allocations are properly channelled to provide the required training and facilities to achieve this goal.
The President issued these instructions yesterday (26) while participating in the preliminary budget discussion of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2026, held at the Presidential Secretariat.
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