The 34th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting took place between the Indian and Sri Lanka Navies aboard SLNS Vijayabahu at the Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line, situated north of Kankesanthurai on Wednesday 06th November 2024.

The purpose of the annual IMBL meeting is to enhance connections and share perspectives on strategies that the Navies and Coast Guards of the  two neighbouring countries can implement to address shared maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean Region.

The Sri Lanka delegation at the IMBL meeting was led by Commander North Central Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jagath Kumara, and the Indian delegation was headed by Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area, Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra.

During this year’s meeting representatives from both navies engaged in conversations about issues concerning the security of their respective maritime borders and shared perspectives on the advancements made in previous meetings.

Deputy Area Commander Northern Naval Area, Commodore Jayantha Bandara, Director Naval Operations, Commodore Aruna Weerasinghe, a group of senior officers from the Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard and Defence Adviser to the High Commission of India in Colombo, Captain
Anand Mukundan were also present.