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First meeting of Multi-Party Committee for Development tomorrow
Wed, Jul 1, 2009, 09:10 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
July 01, Colombo: The first meeting of the Multi-Party Committee for Development and Reconciliation Activities will meet tomorrow under the patronage of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
According to the President's media unit, the main focus of the meeting is to discuss the development issues and timely political issues. The committee is to meet once a month under the chairmanship of President Rajapaksa.
It said that steps had been taken to invite recognized political parties for the inaugural session.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed the Development and Reconciliation All Party Committee Tuesday to examine development activities and current political crises.