Minister Basil Rajapaksa meets TN fishermen
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is on a visit to
New Delhi, met representatives of the Tamil Nadu Fishermen Federation
last week.
The Minister thanked the representatives of the Fishermen Federation
for travelling to New Delhi to meet him and emphasised the importance of
maintaining and enhancing people-to-people contacts between the fishing
communities in northern Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu in India to resolve
their problems amicably and meaningfully.
The discussions focused on all issues of concern to the northern Sri
Lankan fishermen including measures that could be taken to address the
problem of Indian fishermen crossing the International Maritime Boundary
Line and preventing methods of fishing that are harmful to the marine
eco-system including fish stock. The need to take decisions collectively
to address livelihood issues and problems facing the fishing communities
on both sides was emphasised. |
