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| National Advisory Committee for Peace and Reconciliation: First Political Committee meeting today The first meeting of the political committee of the National Advisory Committee for Peace and Reconciliation (NACPR) will be held at the BMICH today. This will be followed by the first meetings of the Religious Committee tomorrow and the Civil Society Committee on Thursday. Two representatives from each political party represented in Parliament have been invited to attend the political committee meeting. President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will deliver the opening address. The Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process has invited all political parties represented in the House for the first meeting of the Political Committee. All political parties except the main opposition United National Party and the Tamil National Alliance are expected to participate at this meeting. The National Advisory Committee Peace and Reconciliation was inaugurated by President Kumaratunga on October 4.Religious dignitaries from Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Catholic and Christian communities will participate in the religious committee meting. Representatives of a range of spheres including professionals from business, academic and non-governmental organisations will participate in the civil society committee meeting. The three committees will deliberate on issues pertaining to the peace process, and advance understanding and reconciliation among different communities, according to the Presidential Secretariat. These committees will submit their views and conclusions to the plenary sessions of the NACPR at regular intervals. The committees will address themes related to pursuing a just and durable peace for Sri Lanka. These themes will include the commitment to peaceful and non-violent means for resolving the violent conflict; the urgent need for effective development in the conflict-affected North-East; the importance of political reform that will lead to a permanent peace and the strengthening of human rights and pluralism. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has informed the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process that two representatives from their party will participate at the first meeting of the NACPR Political Committee. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Deputy Leader N. M. Shaheid participated at the inaugural meeting of the NACPR. |
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