The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka discussed enhancing security cooperation from December 12-18, 2021. Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Abdullah Khalifa Obaid Al Marri met Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Rtd) Dr. Sarath Weerasekera at the Dubai Police HQ on December 14, 2021.
After a guard of honour was accorded to the Minister, the delegations discussed the threats to the region after the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan. They discussed how to counter cascading extremist ideologies and disrupt the flow of narcotics.
The Sri Lanka delegation consisted of the Minister’s Senior Advisor Narada Samarasinghe, Minister’s Private Secretary Maduranga Perera, and the Minister’s Coordinating Secretary on Middle Eastern Affairs Seyed Ansar Maulana.
Prof Rohan Gunaratna, Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies, joined the Public Security Ministry delegation. After discussions with the chiefs of the specialist divisions, the Sri Lankan delegation also visited the Dubai Police Command and Control Centre.