RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Navy PNS SAIF visited Colombo, Sri Lanka, during its Regional Maritime Security Patrol (RMSP) Deployment, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated in a press release. Upon arrival at the port, the Pakistan Navy ship was received by officials of the Pakistan Embassy in Colombo and the Sri Lankan Navy.
During the stay at port, the Commanding Officer of the PNS SAIF ship called on senior Naval and Military officials of Sri Lanka. During the interactions, matters of mutual interests were discussed, and the enhancement of bilateral relations in all spheres was reaffirmed. The Commanding Officer also conveyed the good wishes of Pakistan’s Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, to the Sri Lankan people in general and the Sri Lankan Navy in particular.
During stay at the port, the Pakistan Navy ship’s crew visited different training facilities of the Sri Lankan Navy, and Sri Lankan Navy officers and men also visited the Pakistan Navy Ship. At the end of the port call, the Pakistan Navy ship, PNS SAIF, participated in the Passage Exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy Ship out at sea.
Pakistan Navy ships are regularly deployed on Regional Maritime Security Patrol with the objective to fulfill international obligations for Maritime Security while ensuring freedom of navigation on high seas.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan enjoy friendly ties, which have strengthened over the period of time. The visit of the Pakistan Navy ship, PNS SAIF, to Sri Lanka contributed significantly towards promoting naval collaboration between the two friendly countries, strengthening bilateral ties and the existing bonds of friendship with Sri Lanka.
