Amid recent arrests of Indian fishermen along Sri Lanka’s coastline — on charges of illegal fishing — representatives of the island’s northern fishing community urged the two governments to help fishermen from both sides resume talks at the earliest, in order to find a solution to the festering problem in the Palk Strait.
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“It is crucial that we resume discussions to build on the 2016 agreement. Northern Sri Lankan fishermen are willing to constructively engage with our brothers in Tamil Nadu to address this enduring problem,” said Annalingam Annarasa, northern coordinator of an island-wide federation of fishermen’s organisations.
