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The National Peace Council of Sri Lanka has observed that the decision taken to set up joint committees to deal with economic, security and political issues by the Government and the LTTE at the recent peace talks was an indication that both parties were committed in their search for a political solution to end the present conflict.

In particular, the appointment of a Committee to work out the issues pertaining to a political solution was an unexpected breakthrough much ahead of schedule, the NPC stated in a Media release. However it states that despite these successes there are some areas of concern that need to be addressed. According to the NPC the ethnic conflict arose because a section of the people of Sri Lanka felt that they were deliberately excluded from the process of decision-making.

While it is important that the government and LTTE should retain their ability to move forward in the peace process, the National Peace Council believes it is also important that the peace process accommodates other actors and stakeholders to transform it into a more inclusive one.

Indeed the longer term sustainability of the peace process will critically hinge on the ability of the government and LTTE to mobilise and enlist the support of other actors and stakeholders by accommodating them in the peace process in an appropriate manner, the released stated.

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