Jaffna to host Tamil diaspora meet

Tamil professionals from across the world will converge in Jaffna next month to discuss ways to facilitate and expedite the development process in the war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka.

Tamil professionals from across the world will converge in Jaffna next month to discuss ways to facilitate and expedite the development process in the war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka.

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A seminar will be held at the Jaffna University on January 12 for the Tamil diaspora to meet and formulate programmes for development, the state-owned 'Daily News' reported.

Social Services and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda has invited Tamil professionals spread across the world to participate in the rehabilitation of the Northern Province.

Devananda said the time has come for the talented Tamils to return and help rebuild the Northern Province that has been badly affected by nearly three decades of ethnic war.

"Tamil aspirations need to be fulfilled at various levels. It is not confined to politics alone," the newspaper quoted the minister as saying.

Doctors, engineers and other professionals, who left the country in large numbers during the war, now have the opportunity to return home in peace and work for the well-being of people, the newspaper said.

"The Tamil diaspora have much to contribute. We are opening the doors for them to come in. They should not miss this opportunity," Devananda said.