President to witness 'Exercise Cormorant Strike' in Trincomalee

President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena and Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Kapila Waidyaratne are expected to witness the ongoing Military Exercise  'Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017' by way of making the technically called 'Critical Engagement' when the exercise reaches Kuchchuveli at Trincomalee on Thursday (14), the Army stated. They will be witnessing the exercise at the invitation of Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake. 

'Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017’ is a multi-national Field Training Exercise (FTX) organized by the Sri Lanka Army. This year's exercise, held for the 8th consecutive occasion, commenced with the participation of 69 foreign participants representing 13 countries from around the world at the Infantry Training Centre (ITC) in Minneriya on Sunday (3) evening. 

The exercise, commanded by Exercise Director, Major Genral Aruna Jayasekara, will continue till September 24.   

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