CFA annulment won't delay political proposals

Rasika Somarathna

All Party Representative Committee (APRC) Chairman Prof. Tissa Vitarana said the Government's decision to abrogate the Ceasefire Agreement would not result in any undue delays to presenting the final set of political proposals, deliberated by the Committee.

Prof. Vitarana said in all probability, the much awaited proposals would be finalised before the end of this month. The APRC Chairman added that almost all major issues had been finalised, barring a couple of proposals being deliberated to put the final touches.

Prof. Vitarana hinted that the discussions centred on the role of the Central Government with matters pertaining to the provincial level already being finalised.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to convene a party leaders' meeting after going through the final draft where the document is to be subjected to further deliberations.

The Committee is expected to meet for further deliberations and according to Prof. Vitarana there is no truth to some reports that the APRC was scheduled to hold a meeting to discuss the impact of the CFA abrogation.

Prof. Vitarana said no such meeting would take place.

The discussions would solely be based on the proposals with the intention of putting the finishing touches soon.