Commander of the Navy calls on His Excellency the President

The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne called on His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat on 14th July 2015.

His Excellency the President was pleased to appoint Vice Admiral Wijegunaratne as the new Navy Commander with effect from 11th July 2015.

His Excellency the President expressed his appreciation of the Sri Lanka Navy’s  steadfast commitment to protect the island-nation and conveyed his best wishes to Vice Admiral Wijegunaratne on his new appointment as its Commander.

The Commander of the Navy presented a special memento to His Excellency the President to mark his first official call on the President upon assumption of duties as the 20th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy.