Prof. Peiris has said that based on the information available to the Sri Lankan government its Navy was not responsible for the attacks when Indian minister conveyed his government's deep concerns over killing of its fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy.
"There were satellite pictures which indicated that there was "no complicity" on the part of Sri Lankan Navy," Peiris had told Krishna when the two met for 30 minutes on the sidelines of the SAARC foreign ministers meeting in Thimphu Monday.
However, the Minister Peiris has asserted the Indian minister that Sri Lanka will however open to any evidence India may present on the incidents and conduct thorough investigations into the allegations.
India has already furnished some evidence and may hand over more as they become available from the Tamil Nadu authorities.
Minister Peiris has said that the two countries need to work together to find a sensible and pragmatic solution that lasts and not deal with the matters on an ad hoc basis.
"I think a multi-pronged approach that has been conceived by two governments will yield a sensible, pragmatic solution which will endure," Peiris has told the media following the meeting.
"For the future what is needed is stable mechanism rather than addressing these matters on ad hoc basis... After the incident has occurred, there is certainly a need for stable mechanism to address the problem and to ensure that these incidents do not recur," Indian media quoted Prof. Peiris as saying.
During meeting, the two ministers have agreed to convene the Joint Working Group early to discuss the fishermen issue.
During the Indian Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao's visit to Colombo last month both sides agreed that the use of force cannot be justified under any circumstances.
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