INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Chinese Ministry of National Defence has donated highly-developed 11 military automobiles worth USD 6.2 million to the Sri Lanka
Army.Acting Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon on Tuesday (Aug
in Sri Lanka Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, the Acting Defence Minister handed over the same to Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne and the
Defence Secretary symbolically presented the keys to the Army Commander Lt
Vikum Liyanage.The Sri Lankan defense top brass along with the Chinese Embassy officials inspected the vehicles at the venue and Chief
Signal Officer of the Sri Lanka Army Maj
Sugath Rathnayake and Chinese DA in Sri Lanka Senior Colonel Zhou Bo placed their signatures on an MOU between two countries during the
session.Sri Lanka Army intends to deploy these highly-developed military automobiles for both internal security and special duties in
future, according to the Defence Ministry.Culminating the proceedings of the event, Acting Defence Minister Tennakoon presented a memento to
the Chinese DA Senior Col
Bo, on behalf of the Sri Lanka Army as a gesture of goodwill and to symbolize the event.Additional Secretaries, Senior Officials of the Sri
