COLOMBO (News 1st): The Defence, Air and Naval Attaché at the Embassy of Ukraine in India, Colonel Volodymyr Bakay called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana at Air Force Headquarters recently (15 November 2021).

The Commander and the visiting Attaché had a brief discussion about matters of mutual interest before exchanging official plaques to mark the occasion.

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