Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sririsena said that the Northern Provincial Council should work with a government delegation to negotiate a solution with the Tamil Nadu government with regards to the fishermen issue.
Speaking in a meeting with fishing industry representatives from the Northern Province and the Tamil National Alliance, Maithripala Sirisena, said that he would like to visit Tamil Nadu, to reach a solution to the fishermen issue.
Sirisena further added that until a solution was released, the Sri Lanka navy would continue to arrest and detain Tamil Nadu fishermen that they considered to encroach Sri Lankan waters.
The meeting came after the Sri Lankan navy arrested 37 fishermen of Delft Island on Friday.
See our earlier articles:
Protest in Tamil Nadu against Sri Lankan president, 10 arrested (04 Apr 2015)
Sri Lankan president confirms navy instructed to arrest straying Indian fishermen (03 Apr 2015)
Sri Lanka navy arrests 37 Indian fishermen (03 Apr 2015)
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