<span style="color: #222222;">As part of his visit to Sri Lanka, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar reached Colombo late last night. Mr. Kumar has been invited as the Chief Guest and Reviewing Officer for the Commissioning Parade at the Naval and Maritime Academy at Trincomalee.<br />''<br />''Earlier today, the Indian navy chief inspected SLNS Sindurala, an Offshore Patrol vessel built by Goa Shipyard. As India grows in indigenous defence manufacturing, indigenously designed defence items were presented to the Sri Lankan Navy.<br />''<br />''Remembering the sacrifices of the Indian Peace Keeping Forces in the island nation, Mr. Kumar laid wreath at the IPKF Memorial in Colombo.<br />''<br />''The navy chief will be interacting with the Sri Lankan leadership tomorrow after which he shall proceed to Naval and Maritime Academy at Trincomalee.<br />''<br />''The visit of Chief of Naval Staff is a symbol of India's maritime cooperation with Sri Lanka.</span><br />