Norway help for SL's fisheries industry

Ridma Dissanayake

Norwegian ambassador Grete Lochen assured assistance to uplift Sri Lanka's fisheries industry.

Lochen who paid a courtesy call on Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne also discussed technical cooperation between the two countries in the fisheries sector. This was the first meeting between the ambassador and Minister Senaratne.

The Norwegian ambassador also assured cooperation to modernise the fisheries industry with modern research vessel and equipment manufactured by the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency.

Norwegian Embassy Counsellor Dagny Mjos and Senior Advisor (Development) Loganathan Vijayanathan also participated in the discussion held at the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry.