Tripoli:Ms. Sarah Storey, the First Assistant Secretary of the South and Central Asia Division at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, held a meeting with the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence on September 23.

According to Ministry of Defence – Sri Lanka, the meeting was cordial and involved an exchange of views on mutual interests, focusing on bilateral relations and cooperation between Australia and Sri Lanka.

Ms. Storey was accompanied by officials from the Australian High Commission, including Defence Attach© Colonel Amanda Johnson.