Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army made his formal courtesy call on the newly appointed Secretary Defence, Kapila Waidyaratne at the latter’s office in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) last morning.

 A few matters of relevance and importance were afterwards taken up for discussion during the interaction. After the meeting, both of them exchanged greetings and best wishes on arrival at the Defence Secretary’s office.

 At the end of the cordial meet, both Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake and Secretary Defence, Mr Kapila Waidyaratne exchanged mementos as symbols of goodwill and understanding.