Renowned author and an expert on South Asian affairs, Brigadier General (Retired) Alain Lamballe participating as the chief guest of the anti-terrorism photo exhibition held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, said that it is natural for there to be tensions and even conflict in countries where different communities live, using violence and terrorism is not the answer or the way of resolving problems.
Lamballe, who has engaged in a study on terrorism in the region of South Asia while serving as the Security Counsellor in the French Embassy in India, commended the Sri Lankan government for its efforts to bring about lasting peace in the island.
Acting ambassador of Sri Lanka embassy in France, Himali Arunathilake noted that the greatest threat faced by Sri Lanka since gaining independence in 1948 was terrorism. She also emphasized that LTTE is the only terrorist outfit in the world to assassinate two heads of state, namely, President Ranasinghe Premadasa and the Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
She was of the view that it is the responsibility of all democracy loving citizens to join the struggle to combat the menace of terrorism in Sri Lanka irrespective of ethnic or religious differences. Ambassador Arunathilake disclosed that President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Government has succeeded in its endeavor of restoring democracy in the recently liberated Eastern province whilst conducting an free and fair election in the region.
A large number of people gathered to learn the true story of the LTTE, especially the atrocities perpetrated in the name of 'liberation. They thanked the organizers of the photo exhibition for the effort to portray the real image of the LTTE in Sri Lanka to the international community.
Courtesy: Government Information Deparatemnt
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