Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, the Chief of Defence Staff is attending the 20th Asia-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Canada from 4th to 6th September 2017.
During the conference Admiral Wijegunaratne had the opportunity to meet Admiral Harry B Harris, Commander US Pacific Command and Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japanese Self-Defence Forces.
They discussed matters of mutual importance during the meetings.
The conference provides a forum for maintaining relationships with defence counterparts and understanding their points on issues of mutual interest in the Asia-Pacific region.
This year's conference theme 'The Future Security Environment: Challenges, Complexity and Cooperation' expected to discuss a number of important areas with the participation of some of the leading experts.
The trip is being made at the invitation of Admiral Harry B Harris, Commander US Pacific Command, and General Jonathan H Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada.