COLOMBO: Army Commander General Shavendra Silva will relinquish his office from May 31,to assume office from June 1 as new Chief of Defence Staff.
General Shavendra Silva was serving as acting Chief of Defence Staff at the time he was appointed to this new office.
Meanwhile, the incumbent Chief of Staff Major General Vikum Liyanage has been appointed as the new Commander of the Army with effect from 1 June after relinquishment of his office as the Chief of Staff.
