The latest developments relating to the peace process, including background information on the peace process and its history will be detailed in the "Peace in Sri Lanka" Website that is being launched by the Prime Minister's Office- Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP). "The Peace in Sri Lanka" Website, which is being launched just before the forthcoming peace talks in Thailand, can be accessed on www.peaceinsrilanka.org

Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will officially launch the Website on Monday, 9th September at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo.

Together with the launch of the 'Peace in Sri Lanka' Website, the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process is establishing an e-mail database. The database is aimed at disseminating further information relating to the peace process.

Following are some of the main items featured in the Website: an explanation of the mandate of the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process, basic facts and figures about Sri Lanka, background information on the conflict tracing back its history, texts of the formal agreements dealing with the peace process, introduction to other agencies contributing to the peace process with links to their Websites, a bulletin board and press releases issued by SCOPP, and news articles relating to the peace process from local and international sources, which will be updated on a daily basis. There will also be an illustrated calendar of events relating to the peace process.

A special feature on the 'Peace in Sri Lanka' Website is a picture board with photographs from the archives, as well as recent photographs, which will capture important events in the peace process. These photographs will be especially useful for journalists to copy and use to illustrate articles.

The 'Peace in Sri Lanka' Website will also feature a section called "Your Views". Visitors to the Website will be able to post their comments in this section. The Website is designed by Four Corners Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. The Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process welcomes suggestions and comments on the Website from those who are interested in the peace process.

 

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