Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe extending his warm wishes and greetings to the new Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning.
Prime Minister expressed his pleasure about his good work and multifarious services of the Army, being performed across the country for the sake of the country’s best interests and appreciated the measures that was taken by Lieutenant General Senanayake as the then Jaffna Commander, responding to the concerns of Jaffna people.
Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake explained Prime Minister about his intention of raising the Army to be a full-fledged and professional one to suit the challenges in the ever-changing global security scenario and his intention to change soldier to be a ‘capacity-based’ one rather than a ‘threat-based’ soldier while simultaneously enhancing the professional standards of all ranks.
The Prime Minister endorsed the Commander’s views and told the Commander that he would also be willing to assist Army middle-grade Officers who are interested in reading for Business Administration degrees while in service and other vocational studies even after retirement.
At the end of the courtesy Lieutenant General Senanayake presented a replica of a symbolic sword to the Prime Minister.
