Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid tribute at the ANZAC memorial monument during the annual ANZAC Day commemoration held today (Apr 25) at the Jawatte Cemetery in Colombo 05.
The solemn ceremony was also attended by the High Commissioner of Australia, H.E. Mr. Paul Stephens and the High Commissioner of New Zealand, H.E. Mr. David Pine. They were joined by the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, H.E. Mrs. Julie Chung and the Tri Forces Chiefs of Staff, who all laid floral tributes in honour of the fallen.
ANZAC Day, observed annually on April 25, commemorates the first major military engagement of Aus...