Ministers and top Defence officials visits "INS Vickramaditya"

INS Vickramaditya, which is making its maiden Port of Call to Sri Lanka was welcomed by the Srilankan Ministers and the top-level Defence officials who visited her at the Port of Colombo yesterday, navy said.

Among the Ministers visiting the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mangala Samaraweera, the State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene. They were accompanied by the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka  RK Sinha, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. The occasion was symbolic of the long existing friendship and the strong defense cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.

The visiting dignitaries were shown around the impressive aircraft carrier by the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) of the Indian Navy, Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh under whose overall command the Indian Navy’s largest naval ship is making her first overseas visit accompanied by the Indian Navy’s Guided Missile Destroyer “INS Mysore”. He briefed the visitors on the capabilities and the latest equipment onboard the ship.