Read more about India, US agreed to remain in contact on developments in Myanmar: MEA on Business Standard. India and the US have agreed to remain in contact as well as exchange assessments of the situation in Myanmar following the military coup, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
By Ifham Nizam
The European Union Ambassador yesterday assured that the EU would consider granting Sri Lanka assistance vis-a-vis the impact of climate emergency and other related environmental issues. He gave this assurance when he met Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and other senior officials, including Secretary to the Ministry Dr. Anil Jasinghe.
The focus of the discussion was on the introduction of new technologies for agriculture and tackling water scarcity.
EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Dennis Chaibi, said that the new technology used by European countries to mitigate the impact of climate change would be beneficial to Sri Lanka as well.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Myanmar, where a military coup was staged on February 1, with India’s External Affairs Minister
US President Joe Biden on Thursday called the "coup" in Myanmar an "extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States" and declared a national emergency to deal with it.In an executive .
Fish stagnant in India as Sri Lanka bans dry fish import
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Tamil Nadu exporters of Maldive fish (‘maasi karuvaadu’) are in a spicy situation as Sri Lanka, the major consumer of this dry seafood, has banned its import from India since November last. After the Union Government started giving attractive subsidy for constructing mechanised boats for multi-day deep sea tuna fishing, the number of boats involved in this fishing has increased sharply over the past few years. Consequently, the arrival of tuna in all fish landing centres of the State increased manifold to attract a good number of people towards making Maldive fish with tuna.