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SL greatly values China’s friendship - Army Commander

Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Ma Xiaotian, who arrived here together with a seven-member military delegation on a goodwill visit, called on Army Commander Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya at the Army Headquarters last morning.

The Chinese Deputy Chief of General Staff was accorded a guard of honour by Sri Lanka Armoured Corps troops of the Sri Lanka Army on arrival at the Ministry of Defence grounds.

Army Commander Lt.Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya who received General Ma Xiaotian had a cordial exchange of views on a wide range of matters of interest, covering core training modules that could be shared with the Sri Lanka Army.

The Sri Lanka Army Chief recollected the training he received at the Chinese Defence University (NDU) where General Ma Xiaotian was the Commandant at that time.

The visiting Chinese military leader, keen on receiving clarifications and some specific details on the conduct of humanitarian operations in the recent past, made a couple of relevant inquiries with a view to grasping issues in a broader perspective.

Lt Gen Jayasuriya spoke highly of the Chinese Army’s unfailing support, being extended uninterruptedly to the Sri Lanka Army by way of accommodating more and more Army personnel in different PLA training institutes in China.

He also thanked the Chinese government and recalled with gratitude the quantum of military assistance provided to the country by the PLA when terrorism was at its peak, undermining Sri Lanka’s territorial integrity. The Commander reminded the visiting top ranking senior officer of how the Nation as the war was on, looked at the true friends of Sri Lanka with a deep sense of pride and appreciation.

The visiting Chinese General spoke about the historical ties that exist between both countries and which continue to grow at many different levels, with special focus on generosity, being lent to Sri Lanka’s infrastructure development. Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya and General Ma Xiaotian exchanged mementos to mark the occasion.

China, aworld power to be reckoned with is fully committed to a free trade economy and has been a true friend of the country for generations.

The PLA as the world’s largest standing Army, has been assisting Sri Lanka with the express intention of elevating multiple professional standards of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces for the past few years, particularly after President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government was voted to power.

 

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