Sri Lanka, April 22 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to establish a structured mechanism to monitor the implementation of recommendations related to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

Approval had previously been granted at the Cabinet meeting held on May 17, 2021, to implement the recommendations of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Sunday Attacks, as well as those of the then Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security, aimed at preventing the recurrence of such incidents.

However, since no systematic, formal, and sustainable mechanism has yet been established to monitor the practical implementation of the said recommendations, there is currently no effective mechanism to evaluate the progress of ...