During the period from 20 August to 26 August, a delegation of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka headed by the Defence Secretary Gen. (Rtd.) Kamal Gunaratne visited Moscow in Russia, to attend the International military-technical Forum “Army-2021” and International Army Games-2021. There are three teams representing Sri Lanka this year.
The Forum Army-2021 is the largest platform for displaying the state-of-the-art Russian weapons and technologies, and gathers all major designers and manufacturers of the Defence industry of Russia and other countries, including Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and India. The delegation attended the opening ceremony of the Forum and the Games inaugurated by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on 23 August 2021.
The Defence Secretary and his team studied the Russian military equipment and armaments, attended to the several presentations and several meetings with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defence, Russian manufacturers, including the world-famed Kalashnikov.
Defence Secretary Gen. (Rtd.) Kamal Gunaratne also visited the House of Friendship, where Sri Lanka had organized its exhibition to promote Sri Lankan traditions and culture among the visitors of the Forum and the Games, and also met with members of the Sri Lankan cultural team, participating in the Creativity contest of the Army Games-2021. The program of the Forum included witnessing the Tank biathlon competition.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Moscow
31 August, 2021
