Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:

The Sri Lankan defence delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), currently in Japan for the Japan-Sri Lanka Defence Dialogue, concluded key engagements on 18 March, further enhancing bilateral defence cooperation.

The delegation visited the National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS), located within the Ministry of Defence compound in Tokyo's Ichigaya district. NIDS conducts research and educational activities related to security, strategic, and defence affairs, supported by its in-house staff of experts. The institute carries out extensive research and publishes its findings in both Eng...