The government has given permission for the arrival of Chinese Shi Yan 6 a "scientific research vessel" crewed by 60 that carries out oceanography, marine geology and marine ecology tests this month. .

In the wake of Chinese vessel’s scheduled arrival, this Indian warship arrived at the port of Colombo a few hours before the Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s scheduled visit to Sri Lanka.

But last night the Indian Defense Ministry suddenly announced that the Defense Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka was cancelled due to unavoidable reasons. However, the Sri Lanka Navy accepted the ship according to Navy tradition.

The war ship is one hundred and sixty three meters long and two tenths (163.2),and It has s a total of four hundred and fifty (450) ships,

Also, during the stay of the ship ‘INS Delhi’ in the island, its entire fleet is scheduled to participate in the programs organized by the Sri Lanka Navy to improve the friendship between the navies of the two countries, as well as visit several areas to visit the important places of the island.