The defence agreement between Sri Lanka and the United States was tabled in Parliament for the second time today(20).

Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) presented the document following claims by Member of Parliament (MP) Dayasiri Jayasekara that only a Sinhala-language version had previously been submitted.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed on 14 November, formalises collaboration under the US State Partnership Program (SPP).