Sri Lanka will host the 4th National Security Adviser (NSA) Level Trilateral Meeting on Maritime Security Cooperation between India, Maldives and Sri Lanka on 27-28 November 2020 in Colombo, the Ministry of Defense said.

On the invitation of Secretary to the Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Maldivian Defense Minister Mariya Didi are expected to lead senior level delegations to attend the Trilateral Meeting, while delegations from Bangladesh, Mauritius and Seychelles are expected to participate as Observers.

The high-level engagement, that covers a wide range of subjects, is designed to initiate collective action on maritime security, including Maritime Domain Awareness, legal regimes, training, search and rescue, maritime pollution response, information sharing, curbing piracy, drugs, arms and contraband trafficking in the Indian Ocean Region.

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