NewsThe four-star Commanding General of the United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC), General Robert B. Brown, who is on a four-day long goodwill visit to Sri Lanka praised the Sri Lanka Army for its contribution to the ongoing reconciliation efforts and nation-building task during a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena on July 24, Presidential Secretariat said. General Robert Brown during the interactive meeting recognized and spoke high of the Sri Lanka Army’s excellent de-mining roles and its technical professionalism which has gained popularity across the world as one of the best de-mining groups. Towards the end of the Presidential meet, the visiting US General made the occasion memorable by presenting a special memento to the President. Appreciative of the US General’s visit to the country, the President reciprocated the gesture by awarding a symbolic replica of a ‘Punkalasa’.

Source: Sunday Times July 26, 2018 08:01 UTC