A Committee headed by the Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga is engaged in monitoring the implementation of 144 recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) contained in the National Plan of Action.

Out of the 144 LLRC recommendations, 45 are deemed to be completed, 89 are ongoing and 10 are in the early stage of implementation.

The Special Bureau for Reconciliation will function under the Secretary to the President to carry out tasks entrusted to it for the purpose of facilitating the Committee's work in monitoring the implementation of the LLRC recommendations.

The proposal put forward by the President to establish the Special Bureau for Reconciliation, was approved by the Cabinet. (PMU/KH)