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Born out of a need to institutionalize the Peace Process, the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) was established on 6 February 2002 with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL). The Secretariat was headed by Bernard Goonetilleke (2002-2004), Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala (2004-2005), Dr. Palitha Kohona (2006 - 2007) and by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha (2007 - 2009). On May 19, 2009, the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse officially claimed an end to the insurgency and the defeat of the LTTE,〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8056752.stm〕 following which SCOPP will be winding up operations with effect from July 31, 2009.〔http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=55080〕 SCOPP employees were drawn from both the private and public sectors in Sri Lanka and included specialists in Communications, Diplomacy, Economics, and Law. For over two years since its inception, SCOPP was under the direct purview of the Prime Ministerof Sri Lanka though in its later years it came under the direct purview of the President of Sri Lanka. SCOPP was primarily a coordinating and facilitating body of the Peace Process. It was the main instrument of the Government to consolidate and strengthen the Peace Process. SCOPP engaged in extensive consultations with all stakeholders involved in the Peace Process including the public and private sectors, civil society, donor community and line agencies on a regular basis. ==The SCOPP Mandate== *Coordinate the implementation of decisions of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) on the Peace Process *Liaise with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) and the Norwegian facilitators *Monitor the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) between the GOSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) *Provide research and logistical support to the GOSL delegation during political negotiations between the GOSL and the LTTE *Liaise with government ministries, institutions, 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 Division *Provide logistical and technical support to the National Advisory Council on Peace and Reconciliation (NACPR) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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