Defence Summit Ceremoniously Inaugurated by the President

Defence summit under the caption “Countering Violent Extremism Global Trends” was ceremoniously inaugurated by the President Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo yesterday (28). Representatives from 35 countries participated in the opening ceremony.

Apart from this 200 soldiers from foreign countries and 600 soldiers from Srilanka too participated in this summit, which is continuing today (29) in Colombo .