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Colombo: The Indian Army on Saturday said the joint 12-day mega military exercise between India and Sri Lanka will promote synergy and interoperability between the two armed forces, besides further strengthening bilateral ties.
The Indian Army said in a tweet that the 8th edition of Exercise #MitraShakti21 between the Indian and Sri Lankan Army concluded in Ampara, the eastern district of the island country.
The 12-day mega military exercise from October 4 to 15 began at the Combat Training School in the district with a focus on enhancing counter-terrorism cooperation.
“Apart from promoting synergy and interoperability between the armed forces, the exercise further helped in strengthening the ties between the two countries,” it said.
On Friday, Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, witnessed the culmination of the exercise and commended the soldiers of both the contingents for their high standards of training and professionalism.
Army Chief General Naravane arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart General Shavendra Silva.
The exercise began with the participation of an all-weapons contingent of 120 Indian Army personnel headed by Col Prakash Kumar.
The Sri Lanka Army said that the joint military exercise is designed to enhance understanding of international counter-terrorism, interoperability skills, conduct of joint strategic operations, sharing of each other’s best practices and experiences.
The annual training programme, which has contributed significantly to strengthening the bonds of bilateral military cooperation, understanding and neighborly ties between the two services, takes place alternately in India or Sri Lanka every year.
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