• සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක

  • சிறிமாவோ பண்டாரநாயக்க

  • SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE

" The World's First Female Prime Minister "

23 March 1976 – Demarcation of the maritime boundary in the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal

Mrs Bandaranaike was instrumental in reaching agreements with her Indian counterpart, Mrs Indira Gandhi, on the demarcation of the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal. Seen as vital in the context of the United Nations Law of the Sea negotiations, these agreements aided Sri Lanka’s claim of resources in her territorial waters and on her seabed.