Sri Lanka, May 27 -- The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Sri Lanka, Adel Ibrahim paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha, at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (May 27).

The Defence Secretary warmly received the Egyptian Envoy upon his arrival and engaged in a cordial discussion centred on strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.

The talks focused particularly on enhancing defence cooperation, with special emphasis on academic and professional exchanges through the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC).

Both parties discussed opportunities for mutual collaboration in the areas of defence education, capacity building a...