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Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)

Born out of the need to institutionalize the Peace Process in Sri Lanka, the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) was established on February 6, 2002 with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL). Staff members are drawn from both the government and private sectors and include specialists in Diplomacy, Law, Strategy, Communications, Research and Economics.

For over two years since its inception, SCOPP came under the direct purview of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Since April 2004, SCOPP comes under the direct purview of the President of Sri Lanka. Veteran UN Diplomat Jayantha Dhanapala was appointed the new Secretary General with effect from 1 June 2004.

 
The mandate of SCOPP
  Coordinate the implementation of decisions of the GOSL on the   Peace Process.
   
  Liaise with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and the facilitators.
   
  Monitori the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA)   between the GOSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam   (LTTE).
   
  Provide research and logistical support for the GOSL delegation   during the political negotiations between the GOSL and the LTTE.
   
  Liaise with government ministries, departments, institutions, the   armed forces and the Police, UN agencies, international   humanitarian organizations and national and international NGOs   on matters pertaining to the Peace Process.
   
  Monitor the free movement of people and goods to and from the   uncleared areas.
   
  Communicate issues relating to the Peace Process to the national   / international media and the public through its Communications   Unit.
   
  Provide logistical and technical support to the National Advisory   Council on Peace and Reconciliation.
   

For further information, please contact us at :
The Communications Unit
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)
Level 10, West Tower, WTC Building
Bank of Ceylon Mawatha
Colombo 01.

Telephone:
011 5554471-2, 2388709, 2388710

Fax: 011 5554473