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- Sri Lanka and the United States are to conduct week-long joint military exercises.
- The 2023 edition of CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is the fifth such bilateral exercise.
- It aims to prepare for disaster relief and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific, amid China’s increasing military manoeuvres in the strategic region.
- The exercise is named Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) / Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023.
- It will involve participants from the Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Maldives National Defence Force.
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