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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POST-TSUNAMI OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (P-TOMS)

Preamble :

WHEREAS the tsunami that struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004 (the “tsunami”) destroyed human lives and property on an unprecedented scale; WHEREAS there is an urgent need for all communities, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and others, to cooperate on humanitarian grounds in the face of this common adversity;

WHEREAS the tsunami that struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004 (the “tsunami”) destroyed human lives and property on an unprecedented scale; WHEREAS there is an urgent need for all communities, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and others, to cooperate on humanitarian grounds in the face of this common adversity;



AGREEMENT ON A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA AND THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM.

Preamble :

The overall objective of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (hereinafter referred to as the LTTE) is to find a negotiated solution to the ongoing ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

The GOSL and the LTTE (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) recognize the importance of bringing an end to the hostilities and improving the living conditions for all inhabitants affected by the conflict. Bringing an end to the hostilities is also seen by the Parties as a means of establishing a positive atmosphere in which further steps towards a lasting solution can be taken.



STATUS OF MISSION AGREEMENT (SOMA) ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION (SLMM)

Preamble :

The overall objective of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (hereinafter referred to as the LTTE) is to find a negotiated solution to the ongoing ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

The GOSL and the LTTE (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) recognize the importance of bringing an end to the hostilities and improving the living conditions for all inhabitants affected by the conflict. Bringing an end to the hostilities is also seen by the Parties as a means of establishing a positive atmosphere in which further steps towards a lasting solution can be taken.



THE INDO-SRI LANKA ACCORD
Sri Lanka Agreement

To establish peace and normalcy in Sri Lanka

The president of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, his excellency Mr. J.R. Jayawardene, and the Prime Minister of The Republic of India, His Excellency Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, having met at Colombo on July 29, 1987.



DUDLEY SENANAYAKE - CHELVANAYAKAM PACT OF 1965

Mr. Dudley Senanayake and Mr. S. J. V. Chelvanayakam met on the 24-3-1965 and discussed matters relating to some problems over which the Tamil-speaking people were concerned, and Mr. Senanayake agreed that action on the following lines would be taken by him to ensure a stable government:

(1) Action will be taken early under the Tamil Language Special Provisions
Act to make provision of the Tamil Language to be the language of Administration and of Record
in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.
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BANDARANAIKE – CHELVANAYAKAM PACT OF 1957

Part A
Representatives of the Federal Party had a series of discussions with the Prime Minister in an effort to resolve the differences of opinion that had been growing and creating tension.

At the early stages of these conversations it became evident that it was not possible for the Prime Minister to accede to some of the demands of the Federal Party.


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1972 Constitution  
http://www.parliament.lk/constitution_1972.htm


 
Constitution of the Republic (1978)
 
http://www.parliament.lk/present_constitution.htm


 
Amendments to the Constitution  
http://www.parliament.lk/ammndnts.htm


 
Proposed Constitution - August 2000
 
http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/2000ConstitutionBill/Index2000ConstitutionBill.html

 

 
 
 

 
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