SLNS Sayurala leaves for India to take part in MILAN 2024

Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Sayurala  left for India from the Port of Trincomalee on Friday (16) to take part in MILAN 2024. MILAN, the multilateral naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy for the 12th time, will be held from 19th to 27th February in the Visakhapatnam Port and in the Bay of Bengal, eastern seas of India.

The theme of this year’s edition is Camaraderie Cohesion Collaboration. Navies and maritime partners from many regional and extra-regional countries will take part in the multilateral naval exercise.

Participating in this nature of multilateral naval exercises will allow the Sri Lanka Navy to enhance cooperation and interoperability with other maritime stakeholders both regionally and beyond. Also, it offers numerous advantages, including acquiring new knowledge about maritime operations, exchanging strategies and experiences, identifying emerging maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean region, and collaboratively finding solutions for them.