Navy Commander attends joint shipping meeting

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and Chairman of the Ceylon Shipping Corporation, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage visited Bangladesh from April 30 to May 2 to attend the joint working group meeting on shipping and connectivity between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

During the visit, the Navy Commander called on Bangladesh Minister of Shipping, Hon. Shahjahan Khan and held cordial discussions related to increasing trade and commerce through merchant shipping.

He also met Head of the Bangladesh Maritime Affairs Unit, Rear Admiral (retd) Khurshid Alam.

The inaugural meeting, attended by officials from the Ministries of External Affairs and Ports and Shipping of Sri Lanka as well as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, focused on increasing connectivity between Bangladesh and Sri Lankan ports, establishment of coastal shipping services between the two South Asian nations as well as shipping related issues.

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