International groups look at the country from LTTE mindset - Senior Sri Lankan Minister

A senior Sri Lankan minister says that international groups looked at the situation in the country from the viewpoint of the separatist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Senior Minister of Human Resources D.E.W. Gunasekera has said that since the international groups view the situation in Sri Lanka like the LTTE, their viewpoints would be different from the real situation.

The Minister has made this comment in response to the allegation leveled against the country by the International Crisis Group saying Sri Lanka was not close to reconciliation.

Gunasekera has said the opinions of the international groups on the country's situation and the truth will always be irreconcilable.

He has explained that the government has carried out de-mining, rehabilitated many ex-combatants and helped them to sit for national level examinations and holding local government elections.

According to Gunasekera, the Tamil people living in the country are happy and the reconciliation process is progressing.