28 March 2016

News Story: U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet flagship arrives in Sri Lanka to further strengthen ties

COLOMBO, March 26 (Xinhua)-- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship "USS Blue Ridge" arrived in the Colombo Port on Saturday in order to further strengthen the partnership between the U.S. and Sri Lanka.

The U.S. Embassy in Colombo in a statement said that the visit is the first by a U.S. Navy ship since October 2011 and builds upon last month's Partnership Dialogue in Washington D.C., where both nations pledged to strengthen maritime security cooperation efforts in the Indian Ocean Region in order to counter piracy, provide humanitarian assistance and ensure free and safe navigation in the region's vital shipping lanes.

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