High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

A delegation from India headed by Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral RK Dhowan is participating in the International Maritime Security Conference, “Galle Dialogue 2012”, which began today in the southern Sri Lankan Port City of Galle. 

The “Galle Dialogue” was inaugurated in 2010 as a forum to discuss and exchange views on regional maritime security concerns. The annual event is organized by the Sri Lanka Navy under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence. This year, the Dialogue is held on 13 and 14 December under the theme ‘Strategic Maritime Cooperation and Partnerships to face the future with Confidence” and will emphasize that the achievement of maritime security and prosperity requires collective effort of all nations and stakeholders working in partnership. 

During his visit to India for the 12th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), Minister of External Affairs, G L Peiris, met with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles of India, Anand Sharma, on 2 November. 

Minister of External Affairs G. L. Peiris who is in New Delhi for the 12th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) that is currently chaired by India, met the Minister of External Affairs of India, Salman Khurshid, on 2 November. This was the first meeting between the two ministers since Minister Khurshid’s appointment as the External Affairs Minister of India.

Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon visited Sri Lanka on 29 June for consultations in the context of regular exchange of views between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka.

The National Security Advisor called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and held meetings with the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa and Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa as well.