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President
holds consultations on LTTE’s ISGA proposals
The consultation with K. K. Venugopal, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India and one of India's top-most constitutional lawyers, was part of a series of such consultations the President has begun. A group of lawyers, MPs and academics participated in the consultation that was arranged by the President's senior adviser on Foreign Affairs, Lakshman Kadirgamar. "A number of issues and legal measures were explored with a view to reconciling -- within the framework of the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka -- the proposals made by the LTTE with available models of devolution," a spokesman said. The consultation also focused on the "constitutional architecture" that would be required, on the basis of a national consensus to meet the reasonable political aspirations of all communities and concerned groups and ensure the protection of their legitimate rights, he added. The consultation comes in the wake of reports that groups within the PA are seeking to establish a dialogue with the LTTE amidst a suspension of the peace process between the UNF government and the LTTE resulting from the constitutional crisis in the country following the seizure of three UNF-controlled ministries, including that of Defence, in November last year by President Kumaratunga. |
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