Commander of Australian Boarder Protection Command meets Commander of the Navy

Commander Australian Boarder Protection Command, Rear Admiral Michael Noonan met Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters on 05^th August 2014. They held discussions on several issues of bilateral importance. Attention was also drawn to people smuggling and the counter measures implemented to thwart illegal maritime migration and the SAR operations conducted to save stranded people at sea. The Australian Boarder Protection Commander expressed his appreciation of the cooperation extended by SLN for combating people smuggling ventures at the operational level and pledged his support for SLN’s continued efforts to prevent perilous journeys taking place from Sri Lankan shores.

Rear Admiral Noonan was accompanied by Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Her Excellency Robyn Mudie.