The United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon has said that he is going ahead with his proposal for a panel of experts on Sri Lanka as part of an accountability process following the end of the civil war in the island nation. Mr. Ban ki-Moon told reporters that the establishment of the panel is in line with a joint statement he issued with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to the country in May. Ban ki-Moon said the panel will advise him on the standards, benchmarks and parameters, based on international experience that must guide any accountability process and will report to me directly.