The French, who are no stranger to revolution, are up in arms at the moment: fuel depots are on the brink of running dry; schools are barricaded; activities at ports and airports are severely disrupted; flights are cancelled; cars abandoned along the stretches of motorways; mass protests break out all over France; rubbish remains uncollected in the cities.
Tour de France 2010 is the most celebrated cycle race in the global sports calendar which will commence on the 3rd of July 2010 as cyclists around the world would steer the French terrains for the 97th title of the Grand Tour.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris was the location for more commemoration ceremonies held in the French capital to mark the Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away of Lord Buddha.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in France initiated a project to promote Sinhala and Tamil languages among children of the Sri Lankan community residing in France with a view to promoting the Sinhala and Tamil cultures.
The 62nd Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka was commemorated at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Paris with special religious observances at the Embassy premises yesterday (4th February 2010).
The JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe failed to meet any of the EU leaders or senior bureaucrats of Paris, London and Brussels during his recent European tour. Revealing this, Sri Lankan diplomats and expatriate leaders said that Mr Amarasinghe’s claim that he was assured by the EU that GSP plus concessions to Sri Lanka would be continued if there is a government change at the Presidential elections next month “is an absolute lie’.
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