Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn has said that Luxembourg authorities have already taken serious note of the activities of groups such as the LTTE and that they would keep a watchful eye for any such activity.

Mr. Asselborn made this observation when Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha paid a farewell call on him recently at his office in Luxembourg, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels said.

Commenting on the activities being carried out by the rump elements of the LTTE in the EU countries , Ambassador Aryasinha urged that financial and banking centers such as Luxembourg must keep a close eye to prevent their systems being possibly abused by such groups.

The Ambassador also sought the support of the travel authorities in Luxembourg in furthering tourist potential from Luxembourg to Sri Lanka. Deputy Prime Minister Asselborn welcomed the increased economic interaction that was taking place between the two countries and the higher visibility Sri Lanka was having in Luxembourg.