Major General H.C.P Goonetilleke has been appointed the new Chief of Staff of the Army, local media quoted Military Spokesman Brigadier Roshan Seneviratneas saying.
Major General Goonetilleke succeeds Major General U. A. B Medawela.
Major General Goonetilleke has been decorated with the Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP) and awarded the Vishishta Seva Vibushanaya.He holds a Master’s Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from the National Defence University Pakistan.
Major General Renaka Udawatte has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Spokesman Roshan Seneviratne said.
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