Peace in Sri Lanka

»	SLMM is in Sri Lanka by direct invitation of the parties involved in the conflict; GOSL and LTTE.
»	The primary role of SLMM, according to the Ceasefire Agreement , is to monitor possible violations of the Ceasefire Agreement , inquire into complaints made by the two parties and the people of Sri Lanka, and assist parties in the settlement of any dispute that might arise.
»	To be able to do that SLMM has six district offices in Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Btiicaloa and Ampara, two naval monitoring teams based in Jaffna and Trincomalee and Liaison officers to the LTTE leadership in Kilinochchi and the Sri Lankan Government in Colombo
»	Local monitoring committees, (LMC) work alongside the SLMM District Offices. Each LMC has five members: Two leading citizens appointed by GOSL, two leading citizens appointed by LTTE, and an international SLMM monitor acting as chairman.
»	All the people of Sri Lanka including the two parties can file complaints of alleged violations of the Ceasefire Agreement to a LMC. The committee will seek to resolve any dispute concerning the implementation of the CFA, at the lowest possible level, and the ruling of violations of the CFA is a result of communication between the parties.
»	The GOSL, LTTE, the Head of SLMM, and the Local Monitoring Committees, focus on solving problems that might surface regarding the Ceasefire Agreement, and on establishing and facilitating communications between the parties in order to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement.