{"id":27227,"date":"2024-10-11T15:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T09:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=27227"},"modified":"2024-10-22T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:44:20","slug":"u-s-pacific-fleet-commander-meets-akd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=27227","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Meets AKD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admiral Steve Koehler, a four-star U.S. Navy Admiral and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, paid a courtesy call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (10). This visit marks the highest-level U.S. military engagement with Sri Lanka since 2021.<br \/>During the meeting, Admiral Koehler reaffirmed the strong partnership between the United States and Sri Lanka, emphasizing a shared commitment to promoting an enduring, resilient, accessible, and open Indo-Pacific region. Discussions focused on addressing rising security challenges in the Indian Ocean, enhancing maritime domain awareness, and improving disaster response capabilities.<br \/>Admiral Koehler pledged the U.S. commitment to supporting Sri Lanka in combating transnational threats such as drug smuggling and terrorism. 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