Sri Lankan army seeks officers' training in Pakistan
The Sri Lankan army has sought more training opportunities for its officers in Pakistan, in addition to the ongoing training programmes, Xinhua reported Friday.
The matter was discussed as visiting Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met his Sri Lankan counterpart General Jagath Jayasuriya at the army headquarters, said Sri Lankan army' media unit.
Discussions between both the army chiefs centred largely on military related matters of mutual interest, training and possibilities to further enhance bond of goodwill and cooperation, it added.
The request for training came was made in the wake of Sri Lanka withdrawing two army officers while undergoing training in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The two officers, who were following the Defense Services Staff Course (DSSC) in Tamil Nadu's Wellington town, returned prematurely this week following stiff opposition in the south Indian state over the training being given to them.
The Sri Lanka army had turned down an offer by India to train the two officers at another location in place of the Defense Services Staff Course (DSSC) in that town.
The army said that due to some security concerns the Indian government had offered transfering the two officers from DSSC Wellington to the Higher Defense Management Course (HDMC) in the College of Defense Management in Andhra Pradesh state.
However the Sri Lankan authorities declined to accept it as it was observed that the HDMC was not in line with the initial purpose of sending the two officers for training in India.
You dont get it do you?
The only reason LTTE was destroyed was because we let it. India cannot directly help SL as Tamil Nadu would have a heart stroke, but India let LTTE get destroyed.
Otherwise you think SL military would be able to even scratch LTTE if it had India's backing.
It was the Indian Navy who spied on and gave the location of LTTE's floating weapons warehouses to the SLN. It was kept quiet.
And its the same reason why India cannot give offensive military weapons to SL.
Kindly enlighten your self from none other than an Indian source.
'Pak played key role in Lanka's victory over Tamil Tigers' - Indian Express
