Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has signed the bill for Office of Missing Persons (OMP) today paving way for its implementation. <br/><br/>Mr. Sirisena in a tweet message said that the bill marks another step forward in Sri Lanka's path to sustained peace. The bill was long pending after its approval from Parliament last year in August. <br/><br/>It seeks to set up an office to probe into disappearances of hundreds of people during and after LTTE war. <br/><br/>Tamil political parties and civil society groups have been long demanding for its implementation. UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, Ben Emerson during his visit to Sri Lanka last week had expressed concern over the delay saying it is slowing down the reconciliation process in the country. <br/><br/>At least seven thousand people disappeared during the last phases of war and their families have been protesting against it.