Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- Sri Lanka must demonstrate the political will to exercise its maritime rights and take decisive action over the unusual gathering of foreign-flagged oil tankers off its southern coast, former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Y. N.Jayarathna (retd) stressed.Sri Lanka travel

He said the country already had the necessary maritime surveillance capabilities and institutional mechanisms to address the situation, but lacked the decisiveness to make timely decisions in the national interest. Speaking to the Daily News Jayarathna identified three possible courses of action: asking the vessels to leave Sri Lanka's maritime jurisdiction, negotiating with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), regional ...