Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence met today (17) in Parliament under the Chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is also the Minister of Defence.

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekera, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Sampath Thuyacontha, the Commanders of the Tri-Forces and several officials representing the Ministry of Defence were present at the meeting.

During the Committee meeting, Members of Parliament drew attention to a range of issues relevant to the Ministry of Defence, including obtaining the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy to prevent illegal fishing activities and matters related to the release of lands i...