Indian Coast Guard will be signing a memorandum of understanding to conduct joint exercises with Sri Lankan and Myanmar Coast Guards, according to Director-General of Indian Coast Guard Rajendra Singh.
Addressing reporters on board Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pahredar after overseeing the joint exercise by Indian and South Korean Coast Guards, Singh said that Indian Coast Guard had already signed MoUs with six countries and was planning to have MoUs with Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
To a query on the issue of arrest of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Singh said that Coast Guard had been advising fishermen not to cross borders to fish. He said that Coast Guard had held 236 community interactions with fishermen in this regard.
Indian Coast Guard has 122 ships in its service and plans are on to have 66 more. “The 66 ships are being built in various shipyards,” Singh was quoted as saying by the New Indian Express.
-Agencies
