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On this day in 1865, the House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States.

Sri Lanka’s main opposition the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), which boycotted a recent all-party conference (APC) on the ethnic issue, says it supports devolution of power, but the party has yet to articulate its position on the full implementation of the 13th amendment to the constitution.

An all-party conference will be held on Thursday January 26 with the participation of all political party leaders representing Sri Lanka’s parliament to arrive at a consensus on national reconciliation.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged a full implementation of the 13th amendment to the constitution as a solution to the country’s decades-long ethnic issue, though the opposition Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is spectical.

As talks between Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the opposition Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on a final solution to the island nation's decades-long ethnic issue hang in the balance, the cabinet of ministers has greenlit a high-level proposal to initiate a truth and reconciliation mechanism.