French media views Lanka’s development more positively
Dinesh WEERAWANSA reporting from France
 PARIS, Jan. 12 – The French media has turned out to be more positive
on Sri Lanka’s development since terrorism was eradicated.
France 2, the popular French television channel recently telecast a
special documentary on Sri Lanka and its development in many spheres.
Sri Lankans domiciled in France said that the latest documentary on
Sri Lanka on France 2 is a rare opportunity to showcase Sri Lanka. “They
normally don’t telecast this kind of positive documentaries on Sri
Lanka. But it was different this time around and France 2 telecast how
Sri Lanka had used its resources positively to give a new lease of
life,” a Sri Lankan living in Paris for over two decades said.
The France 2 documentary on Sri Lanka included visuals on how Naval
boats, which had been engaged in the battle against terror half a decade
ago, are now being used to transport tourists for whale-watching.
It is understood that a special TV crew from France toured Sri Lanka
recently to gain first-hand experience and shoot the documentary. Most
Sri Lankans here were thrilled that the French media has understood the
true ground situation in the country and are viewing Sri Lanka’s
development with an open and positive mind. Most people here who are
familiar with Sri Lanka’s battle against terrorism, commended Sri
Lanka’s development during the past few years and the marked
transformation in the lives of people, especially those in the North and
the East.
Commending Sri Lanka’s transformation after crushing the LTTE
militarily, the documentary has also given prominence on how the
livelihoods of Sri Lankans had improved under the current peaceful
environment.
Apart from the latest France 2 documentary, there have been several
other positive news stories here on Sri Lanka, both in the electronic
and print media. Most of them have shown a keen interest to project the
change of civilian life and progress after terrorism was eliminated
almost four years ago. |
