Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:

Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Lieutenant General (Retd) Muhammad Ali, who is currently in Sri Lanka to participate in the 6th Pakistan-Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence Dialogue, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence, Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (02 July).

Welcoming the visiting dignitary, the Defence Secretary had a cordial discussion with his Pakistani counterpart. The two officials exchanged views on a broad range of matters of mutual interest, including the SL- Pakistan Defe...