We are very strongly involved in Sri Lanka. There has been meaningful improvement in the situation, probably linked to the election process. Elections always help in this kind of situation.
We were facing very dramatic opposition from the government in relation to a rapid return of people to their areas of origin; in relation to the freedom of movement of the people still in Menik Farm, the big camp; and in relation to access by NGOs and other organizations to some of the relevant areas. These were three very tough stumbling blocks. There was quite a difficult negotiation, but after some time and due to different factors—I believe the election was probably the most important one—we have witnessed very important progress in the two first aspects.
There has been a very meaningful movement of people back to their areas of origin. I think those who are still in Menik Farm are not there basically because the government doesn't want them to go back but because there are still problems with de-mining. So the resolution of that problem is going substantially well.
Freedom of movement has also increased substantially for the people in Menik Farm. They can now leave the camp. It's not yet perfect, but there has been some progress there.
There remains a meaningful limitation on the access of NGOs to Wanni district. We are still not yet there, but there has been meaningful improvement.
For me, the biggest concern is the future. The war was won, but now the problem is winning the peace. Winning the peace is creating the conditions for full integration of Tamil population in the context of the state. The Tamils are almost not present in the political system, almost not present in the administration, and I would say totally not present in the police and the military. If there is not a very determined government policy now to fully integrate the Tamils, I'm afraid that in five years' time we might go back to a situation of conflict.
This is something on which I believe all countries need to put a lot of influence in relation to the Government of Sri Lanka, to make them understand that winning the war does not necessarily mean that the problem is solved. The problem is still there and still needs to be addressed from the point of view of building a real multi-ethnic state.