Srilanka, April 8 -- A delegation led by Gabrielle Ivan from U.S. Navy's Meteorological and Oceanographic Command (NMOC) and David Lee from U.S. Defence Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) met with the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda at the Navy Headquarters on April 02, 2025.

Their four day visit (from April 01 to 04), transpired at an invitation of Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka National Hydrographic Office (NHO), with intentions to determine technical areas of cooperation and capacity building in order to develop Sri Lanka's hydrographic capabilities.

During the cordial discussion, the Commander of the Navy and delegation members shared views on key hydrographic issues, focusing on finding solutions ...