25 August 2016

News Story: Sri Lanka to strengthen office in charge of reconciliation

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet has granted approval to strengthen the office in charge of post-war reconciliation in the country, the government said on Wednesday.

The decision to strengthen the secretariat for coordinating reconciliation mechanisms was taken following a proposal made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The secretariat was established in late 2015 following a decision taken by the cabinet at the time to productively implement decisions, programmes and processes related to reconciliation.

The secretariat is vested with the task of planning and implementing the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. It also coordinates and facilitates policy making and implementing agencies.

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