Sri Lanka and Maldives to Cooperate to Develop Fisheries Sector
A meeting was held between the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of the Maldives, Dr. Hun Hassan and the Chairman of the Cey-Nor Foundation, Dr. Dulan Hettiarachchi, at the President's Office of the Maldives, In order to create new opportunities in the fisheries sector between Sri Lanka and the Maldives and to supply fishing and tourist vessels to the Maldives through the Cey-Nor Foundation which is function under the Ministry of Fisheries.
It was also discussed that the vessels needed by the Maldives in the future should be done through Cey-Nor Foundation in Sri Lanka and to start a joint vessel construction project with investors in the Maldives. The main mode of transport in the Maldives is sea travel and the fishing industry is also a major source of income.
It was agreed that there are no facilities for the fishing and tourism industry in the Maldives and it definitely more effective to do it bilaterally through the Cey-Nor foundation at a low cost.
The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Maldives Mr. A.M. Sadik, the Minister of State for Fisheries of Maldives and the Secretary of Fisheries of Maldives Mrs. S. Aminath also joined this event.
