On the fishermen's issue, he expressed the hope that the proposed second round of talks between fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka on March 13 would be fruitful.
To another question, he said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa “only on the sidelines” of the BIMSTEC summit at Mayanmar and not exclusively.
Singh left for the Myanmarese capital Nay Pyi-Taw today to attend the summit, making a strong push to intensify collective efforts to combat security challenges and enhancing connectivity and trade in the region.
