Parties show positive response to APRC

by P.Krishnaswamy

The All Party Representative Committee (APRC) that held 103 meetings since its inception in 2006 has reached a consensus on most of the issues that were taken up for deliberation on a "home grown" political package as a solution to the national problem and decisions on the remaining major issues will be taken at sittings in the next few weeks, said Prof.Tissa Vitharana, Chairman of the Committee and Minister of Science and Technology.

The main Opposition UNP that walked out in 2007 after attending a number of meetings as also the JVP that quit after attending 21 meetings will now be invited to take part in the process of evolving a political package, Vitharana said. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which never attended the APRC sittings will also be invited, sequel to the current 'changed situation ' in the war front. The party was invited on earlier occasions but refused to attend, he said.