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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 8.34 GMT |
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Korean Navy on
a goodwill visit to Sri Lanka |
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Two
ships of
the
Republic
of Korea
Navy
arrived
on a
goodwill
visit to
Sri
Lanka,
yesterday
June 16.
The
ships,
ROKS
Choi
Young (DDH
981) and
ROKS Dae
Cheong (AOE
58)
belonging
to the
2009
Cruise
Training
Task
Group (CTTG)
of the
ROK
Navy,
will
stay in
Sri
Lanka
from the
15th to
the 18th
of June
as part
of their
annual
cruise
training
programme.
The 2009
Cruise
Training
Task
Group is
commanded
by Rear
Admiral
(L) Kim
Dong-kyun
who has
visited
Sri
Lanka as
Commander
of the
ROK Navy
Tsunami
Relief
Group in
February
2005.
On the
ships'
departure,
two Sri
Lanka
Navy
officers
are
expected
to join
them to
learn
and
experience
the life
of ROK
Navy.
This
will
help
strengthen
cooperation
and
exchange
between
the Sri
Lanka
and ROK
Navies,
the
Defense
Ministry’s
Website
reported.
During
this
visit,
the CTTG
Commander
will pay
courtesy
calls on
Defense
Secretary
Mr
Gotabhaya
Rajapaksa
and
Commander
of the
Sri
Lanka
Navy
Admiral
Wasantha
Karannagoda
and will
visit
the
General
Sir John
Kotelawela
Defense
University
to
exchange
opinions
on
further
development
of
military
cooperation
and
exchanges
with one
another.
The
ships'
captains
will pay
courtesy
calls on
the
Commander,
Western
Naval
Area,
Rear
Admiral
WMLEB
Illangakoon.
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