Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Y K Sinha today met fisheries minister Joseph Michael Perera and asked for the revival of talks between the representatives of the fishing communities.
"In talks today the Indian High Commissioner requested that talks be started around 12th of this month ahead of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Colombo", Perera said.
The Sri Lankan side asked the High Commissioner to meet with the northern chief minister C V Wigneswaran and religious leaders in the north, Perera added.
As many as 86 Indian fishermen were arrested and their 10 fishing boats seized by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters last month.
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