A Sri Lankan delegation headed by Mr. Kapila Waidyarathne, Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka, attended the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2017 held in Park Patriot, Kubinka, Moscow region, from 22-27, August 2017.

In the framework of the official visit of the Sri Lankan delegation to the International Military Technical Forum "Army-2017" held in Moscow on August 22-24, 2017, the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne met with Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Lieutenant-General Alexander Fomin on August 23, 2017.

The Dengue Epidemic that has become a concern in Sri Lanka for the past few months is successfully brought under control by the measures taken by the relevant government authorities and collective effort of the general public alike, Sri Lanka Tourism confirms.