India to supply air defense system to Sri Lanka
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, July 13, IRNA
India-Sri Lanka-Air defence system
India is to supply an air defense system to Sri Lanka shortly, a Defence Ministry source said.
"The equipment is now on its way to Colombo," ColomboPage reported quoting the Defence Ministry source.
The news comes hot on the heels of a visit by Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to Sri Lanka bearing a message from New Delhi that India was fully backing the Rajapaksa administration's efforts to bring peace together with offers of support in various areas.
In the wake of mounting threats by the LTTE that it would launch aerial attacks on key government installations, the government of India assured Colombo of its commitment to provide air defense radars to combat the threat.
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