The talks between fishermen’s representatives of Tamil Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka on January 27 could be an opportunity to prevent arrest of fishermen from the state and seizure of their boats by the island nation’s naval personnel, India’s Minister of State for PMO V. Narayanasamy said today.
“The talks on January 27 will help arrive at an understanding between fishermen of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu upto where they can go for fishing,” he told reporters at the airport in Chennai.
Besides the talks would be an ideal platform to prevent the (alleged) attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen and seizure of their boats by the Sri Lankan Navy, he said.
He said the decision to convene a meeting between fishermen associations of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu were taken after requests for a permanent solution from leaders of fishermen from Vedharanyam and Karaikal districts, PTI reported.
“Based on their request only did we decide to convene the meeting (between the fishermen associations)”, he said.
