Srilanka, June 3 -- A discussion to resolve issues related to the pensions of retired War Veterans and the payment of Widows and Orphans Pension (W&OP) to families of fallen war heroes was held at the Defence Ministry with the participation of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) recently.
Discussions centred on a number of relevant issues including concerns related to the recruitment of Sri Lankan retired war veterans on payment basis for the Russo-Ukrainian war. Information on injured and killed Sri Lankan veterans was taken up and it was also discussed on possible future steps concerning the payment of pensions or widows and orphans contributions to retired war veterans and affected families.
Accordingly, the D...