Modi May Appoint A Special Envoy

 Sunday, June 01, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may appoint a special envoy on the Sri Lankan issue, a Tamil media report in India stated.

The ‘One India’ Tamil publication quoted sources as saying that the special envoy, if appointed, will communicate between India and Sri Lanka.

Last week President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Modi met for bilateral talk, a day after the latter took oaths as the new Premier.

The two leaders had an in-depth discussion of issues of mutual concern. President Rajapaksa described the initiatives Sri Lanka has taken with regard to rehabilitation, resettlement, reconstruction and the ongoing reconciliation process in the country.

The two leaders also discussed the issue of fishermen of both countries and measures that can be taken to find a permanent solution through a process in which the views of fishermen from both countries can be taken into consideration. Both agreed that talks between the fishermen and the meeting of the joint committee of officials must continue.