Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
Newly appointed Defence Attache (DA) to the United States (US) in Sri Lanka, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew House, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), today (June 18) at his office.
The Deputy Minister warmly welcomed Lt Col House and engaged in a friendly and cordial discussion, marking the beginning of his diplomatic tenure in Sri Lanka. The meeting provided an opportunity to reaffirm the longstanding defence cooperation and partnership between Sri Lanka and the US.
Lt Col House was accompanied by the outgoing US DA, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony C. Nelson, who introduced his su...