An International Forum on Sri Lanka was held at the Oxford Union on 5th June 2009. The Theme was Post-Terrorism: Analysis of Reconstruction & Democratisation of Sri Lanka's Conflict Regions. This was organised by the Oxford Sri Lanka Society and the Oxford Union.
The main focus was on reconstruction and democratisation of previous conflict regions. The aim was to present a diverse range of views on the matter by the different stake-holders. Hon. (Dr.) Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs was the chief guest and the other key speakers were Hon. Nirj Deva (Member of the European Parliament) & Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary-General of
the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)
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