Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:

The international conference on 'Maritime Security of Small, Middle and Island Nations: Between Competition, Cooperation and Co-Existence' was successfully held from 15 -16 May 2025 at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The event was co-organised by the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT), the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).

The Chief of National Intelligence, Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya (Retd), attended the inaugural ceremony representing the Secretary of Ministry of Defence. The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, the Command...