A 21-member delegation of the National Defence University (NDU) Pakistan, headed by Major General Noel Israel Khokhar, is scheduled to be arriving in Sri Lanka tomorrow (21, April, 2014) on a weeklong visit.
The visit aims to gain overview of the defence, economic, domestic and foreign policies of Sri Lanka and it will also help in exploring areas of mutual interest for enhancing mutual cooperation in various spheres, the High Commission of Pakistan in Colombo said.
The delegation comprises of senior officers from Pakistan’s Armed Forces, Civil Services and Officers from Turkey and Bangladesh, who are undergoing National Security and War Course at NDU. The Defence Advisor of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Colonel Sheharyar Parvez Butt is conducting the visit, the HC said in a statement today.
The delegation will interact with a number of prominent officials from the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and civil institutions including Secretary Defence, Secretary External Affairs Ministry, Chief of Defence Staff, Commanders of Army, Air Force and Navy, hierarchy at Central Bank and Lakshman Kadrigamer Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS).
During the course of their stay in Sri Lanka, the delegation will visit Jaffna, Trincomalee and Kandy.
