2 January 2020 11:09 am
Army Commander Shavendra Silva assumed duties as Acting Chief of Defence Staff a short while ago.
The post of Chief of Defence Staff was vacant following the retirement of Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne from the post on Tuesday (December 31).
The Admiral was appointed as the CDS on August 22, 2017, and was due to retire on August 22, 2019, on completion of his first two-year tenure. However, the term was extended till December 31 by former President Maithripala Sirisena.