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By Manjeet Singh Negi: Chief Air Staff (CAS) Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari embarked on a four-day official visit to Sri Lanka on Monday. During the visit, the CAS is scheduled to meet the president and prime minister of Sri Lanka, the state minister of defence, the chief of the defence staff, the country’s air force, army, navy, and the defence secretary.
According to a statement released by the defence ministry, Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is visiting Sri Lanka, following the invitation of the Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal SK Pathirana.
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The CAS will also interact with the student officers of Sri Lanka’s National Defence College and also visit the Sri Lankan Air Force Academy.
The visit of the CAS will enhance the existing professional ties and bonds of mutual cooperation between both nations, the ministry said in the statement.
In August 2022, Vice Chief of Indian Navy Vice Admiral SN Ghormade paid a two-day visit to Sri Lanka during which India handed the island nation a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft.
The aircraft was given to Sri Lanka from the inventory of the Indian Navy to help the country meet its immediate security requirements.
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