By Xinhua
Colombo : The Sri Lankan government said Monday that it will conduct coordinated patrol with India over the maritime boundary between the two countries in the Palk Straits.
The Media Centre for National Security said in a statement that the Indian government was agreeable to conduct the coordinated patrol to prevent attacks on fisherman by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the area and the transporting of material supplies to the LTTE.
"Modalities for this deployment will be worked out between the two sides," said the statement.
The agreement was reached between Indian Defence Minister A.K. Anthony and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on the sidelines of the 6th Annual IISS Asian Security Summit taking place in Singapore.