Swiss Ambassador pledged his extensive support in constructing houses for the homeless, promoting livelihood & other humanitarian projects for Tamils!

Tuesday March 15th 2011
Swiss Ambassador pledges support to develop Jaffna

A three-member diplomatic team from the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka, headed by Ambassador Thomas Litscher, met Jaffna Security Forces Commander Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe yesterday (14) morning to exchange views on present development activities taking place in Jaffna.



Ambassador Thomas Litscher, Programme Manager Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Martin Studer and Project Manager SDC Ms. Genevieve Contesse were enthusiastic to learn more about de-mining activities being conducted prior to resettlement in Jaffna.



Commander Hathurusinghe gave a detailed account of the accelerated de-mining programme, the government’s development activities for Jaffna and the Army’s involvement in the development work and the present security situation in Jaffna.



The Swiss Ambassador pledged his extensive support in constructing houses for the homeless, promoting livelihood and other humanitarian projects for the people of Jaffna in the future too.

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