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Jan 16, (Daily Mirror) - Negotiations are underway with regional countries, including India, as per the United Nations Law of the Sea to explore economic activities in a sea area extending 250 nautical miles beyond Sri Lanka's exclusive economic zone, the National Oceanic Affairs Committee Secretariat said.
This was revealed when the Sectoral Oversight Committee on International Relations met the National Oceanic Affairs Committee Secretariat, an agency affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently in the Parliament complex.
According to a statement issued by the Parliament media division, the current Chairman of the Secretariat, Dr. N.P. Vijayananda, addressing the meeting, stated that there is a possibility of using a sea area of 250 nautical miles beyond the exclusive economic zone, which is 200 nautical miles from the land of the country, for economic activities in the country.
According to the United Nations Charter on the Law of the Sea, the agreement of the regional countries is necessary, so the Chairman pointed out that negotiations with other regional countries, including India, are ongoing. It was also discussed that this ocean region is very important for Sri Lanka due to fuel exploration and biodiversity.
Accordingly, the Committee Chair pointed out the need to speed up these activities in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and said that he expects to make a request to the minister in charge of the subject.
Mahesh Wednesday, 17 January 2024 01:15 AM
This why China vessels come to our shores for research activities
Ram Wednesday, 17 January 2024 03:12 AM
The issue should have been sorted with India without involving the regional countries as our issue does not concern others except India
Fred Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:18 AM
We lost our rights(resources) on the land, by going bankrupt, are we now going to lose our exclusive resource in the sea (as yet unexplored) protected under the Law of the Sea conference from what Iam aware. Hope not.I t is a world hungry for resources
Sivalingam Wednesday, 17 January 2024 05:10 AM
All talk for the last 50 years.
Kandiah Balendran Wednesday, 17 January 2024 05:11 AM
NATO = No Action Talking Only
ERAN Wicks Wednesday, 17 January 2024 05:12 AM
Biggest crooks are at Havelock city zone.
Ama Wednesday, 17 January 2024 07:28 AM
India will gobble all exports opportunities with their LOWEST COST OF PRODUCTION.
Sambo Wednesday, 17 January 2024 08:29 AM
So now you finished sell the land and now are you trying to sell the sea area as well.
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