External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagarna and is understood to have enquired about the progress in the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern parts of the country.

Krishna had a long chat with Bogollagarna on the sidelines of a dinner hosted by Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win in the honour of participants of the 12th ministerial meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) here last night.

Krishna is understood to have enquired about the details about the IDPs who have left the settlement camps, the sources said.

The issue of Indian fishermen straying into Lankan waters was also discussed with Bogollagarna. The Lankan minister is understood to have assured Krishna that the Navy has been directed to handover such fishermen to Indian authorities directly, they said.