Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka Army General Shavendra Silva arrived in Moscow, Russia yesterday (25), as part of a courtesy visit.
He was warmly welcomed by the Commander in Chief of the Russian Land Forces, General of the Army, Oleg Salyukov.
General Silva’s courtesy visit to Moscow comes at the invitation extended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Land Forces.
Following his arrival, the visiting Commander of the Sri Lanka Army received formal military honours from the Russian Land Forces which is considered a rare opportunity for an Army Commander.
Next, the Army Chief paid a visit to the war heroes monument at Alexandrovsky Garden of Moscow Kremlin to pay floral tribute to the fallen Russian war heroes.
The two Army Chiefs had cordial discussions on wide-ranging matters of mutual interests, bilateral importance, including further enhancement of training slots for the Sri Lankan tri-service personnel, the conduct of joint military exercises, exchange of knowledge on mechanical, and engineering technologies, etc. (NewsWire)
