He was speaking during a media workshop held at the Sri Lanka Media Training Institute (SLMTI) today (25).
Speaking, Dr. Fjørtoft said that Sri Lanka Sri Lanka can write off their debt in the next 20 years and has nothing to worry about the future if its natural resources are used 'properly'. He laid emphasis on the forest development and marine resources.
Also speaking on climate change and sustainable energy, Dr. Fjørtoft was critical of the CEB engineers' choice of coal power over solar energy and their claims of solar power being expensive.
The full voice clip of Dr. Fjørtoft is as follows :