SriLanka, Oct. 9 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Ramalingam Chandrasekar has welcomed the observations made by the Indian Supreme Court regarding the issue of the Katchatheevu Island.

The Minister made these remarks in a statement issued on the matter.

The hearing on petitions seeking the retrieval of Katchatheevu Island, ceded to Sri Lanka by India under the Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime Agreement signed in 1974 by then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was held recently before the Indian Supreme Court.

During the proceedings, a bench led by Indian Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kumar highlighted the need to educate Tamil Nadu fishermen on refraining f...