Udayanga feel underappreciated over tourism initiatives

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia has expressed disappointment citing that the country does not value of the initiative he made to uplift the tourism industry.

In a Facebook post, Udayanga Weeratunga said he was very disappointed to say that Sri Lanka does not know the value of the initiative he made.

“They do not understand how difficult it is to bring tourists to a country at this time,” Weeratunga said that he had to face criticism from even within the Government in this regard.

“But I said I made a promise to the Prime Minister and I will somehow make this a success,” and that the perception of the Sri Lankans also changed gradually with the arrival of the tourists.

“If Sri Lankans do not accept the arrival of tourists then we cannot make the tourism industry a success,“ former Diplomat added.

Weeratunga brought a number of tourists to Sri Lanka from Russia and Ukraine after the island nation reopened borders to travellers.