Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- A high-level meeting on combating illegal fishing activities was convened at the Parliament Complex, according to the Ministry of Defence.

The meeting held yesterday (17) was jointly chaired by the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara, and the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Rathna Gamage.

The meeting served as a continuation of ongoing high-level discussions on the subject, the statement said.

Deliberations focused on strengthening preventive measures, enhancing law enforcement actions, and improving inter-agency cooperation to effectively counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (I...