The fishing group has determined to name off their protest following a dialogue held this afternoon (13) on the Presidential Secretariat between the Madel fishermen, who had been protesting in entrance of the Presidential Secretariat, and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The assembly passed off after the President invited the protesters to the Presidential Secretariat, the place all events agreed to collaboratively discover probably the most appropriate resolution to the issue by way of discussions inside a brief timeframe.
Accordingly, preliminary discussions to resolve the problem are scheduled to begin subsequent Monday with the participation of all events.
Fishery representatives defined to the President the present challenges confronted by the Madel trade, which started in 2010 on account of a labor scarcity and has been sustained since 2013 utilizing the Winch machine methodology. Additionally they expressed their gratitude to the President for granting a dialogue and addressing the disaster they’re experiencing.
After listening to the experiences and issues of the fishermen, the President emphasised that it isn’t the federal government’s purpose to undermine the financial or residing requirements of any citizen. He affirmed that the federal government persistently strives to strengthen everybody’s economic system. Nonetheless, he additionally identified that in looking for options to this disaster, severe consideration should be given to the complaints of different fishing communities, the views of environmental organizations, and reviews issued by scientific analysis establishments, together with the Ministry of Fisheries.
The President additional emphasised that it’s important to search out options that adhere to worldwide conventions, stop using prohibited fishing strategies, and make sure the security of marine assets and the atmosphere for future generations. Moreover, it was agreed to rearrange a particular dialogue with the Ministry of Finance to handle points associated to lease and different mortgage funds confronted by these concerned within the trade in the course of the interval of ongoing discussions, till a closing choice on this matter is reached.
Along with the Madel fishery representatives, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Sources Ramalingam Chandrasekhar, Deputy Minister Ratna Gamage, Ministry Secretary Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa, and President’s Director Basic of Public Relations Dharmasiri Gamage additionally participated on this dialogue.
