Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen ahead of foreign ministers' meet

Sri Lanka had released all Indian fishermen in its custody, a spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

"All free.With release of 15 Indian fishermen today. No more Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody. Arrangement being made for early return," the spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin, tweeted.

The release comes a day before Sri Lanka's new foreign minister, Mangala Samaraweera is scheduled to visit India to meet with his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj on Saturday.

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