'Joint mechanism could help move peace process forward'

(Hindu Times) - COLOMBO, MARCH 31. As the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attempt to work out a joint mechanism for post-tsunami reconstruction, Ram Manikkalingam, Senior Adviser to the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, on the peace process is of the view that unlike the "top-down" peace processes, the post-tsunami efforts had a strong "pull-factor," based on ground-level cooperation.