<span style="color: #222222;">A group of 160 defence officers and their families reached Colombo today while same number of Sri Lankan officers and their families are on their way to India on a familiarization visit under defence exchange programme.<br />'' <br />'' The visit is part of high-level defence co-operation between the two neighbours and to show solidarity with Sri Lanka after Easter Sunday attacks. Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu said the visit highlights that Sri Lanka is getting back to normalcy as the officers will visit different parts of the island country.<br />'' <br />''The visit comes soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tour to Sri Lanka on Sunday where he paid respects to the victims of the attacks. This is the first time a defence contingent along with families from India are visiting abroad as part of the exchange programme. A contingent of Sri Lankan defence forces had visited Bodh Gaya last year for the first time. </span><br />