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India’s Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat will reach Colombo today on a five-day visit to Sri Lanka. During his visit, the Army chief will call on the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe apart from meeting the military heads from the country.
Both sides are expected to discuss issues of mutual interest and ways to strengthen military cooperation between the two neighbours.
India provides training to more than two thousand officers and staff of Sri Lankan army and further strengthening will be part of discussions.
General Rawat will inaugurate a communications lab set up near Kandy with the assistance of Indian army. He will also visit military establishments in Trincomalee and Diyatalawa during his stay.
India and Sri Lanka share close military cooperation and the visit of army chief will provide a further boost to it. General Rawat will inaugurate a communication lb for Sri Lankan army set up with Indian assistance near Kandy on Tuesday.
He will hold discussions on issues of mutual interest and further strengthening of training arrangements between the two armies.
India provides training to more than two thousand Sri Lankan army personnel every year. The chief of staff will also visit some Sri Lankan military establishments outside Colombo to have a first had view of the facilities available.