Two delegates of the European Parliament during a tour to the Jaffna peninsula called at the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna and had a brief exchange of views with the newly-appointed Commander, Major General Mahesh Senanayake, army said.
During the cordial meeting, Major General Senanayake presented a brief account on the current security status and fast developing reconciliatory moves in the peninsula to the visiting delegates, Hon. Van Order and Hon. Morten Messerschmidt. Towards the culmination of the friendly interaction, Major General Senanayake presented them with mementos as symbols of goodwill and memory. Both of them signed up the visitors’ book at the Commander’s Office before their exit.
The delegation during their stay in Jaffna had formal discussions with Mr H.M.G.S Palihakkara, Governor for Northern Province and a few others.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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