Third meeting of APRC today

Rajmi Manatunga

COLOMBO: The All Party Representative Committee (APRC) set up to formulate a constitutional framework to resolve the ethnic conflict will meet today.

The Committee which convenes for the third time will continue its deliberations on the stakeholders and their issues which is the first item of the agenda, APRC Chairman Prof. Tissa Vitharana said.

"After agreeing on an agenda, the members representing different political parties had initial discussions on the issues of the stake holders during the previous meetings. We hope to continue these discussions today," he said.

Prof. Vitharana said the Committee will move on to matters pertaining to devolution of power after the initial discussions.

The three-point agenda of the Committee constitutes identifying the stakeholders and their issues, examining matters regarding devolution and discussing transitional arrangements.

The APRC was appointed at the sixth session of the All Party Conference (APC) with representatives from different political parties represented at the APC except the United National Party.