On March 11, 1995, Mexico published the Law for Dialogue, Conciliation and a Dignified Peace in Chiapas. It created the Comisión de Concordia y Pacificación, known as COCOPA. Its members are federal legislators, joined by one representative of the executive and one of the legislature of Chiapas.
The commission’s tasks include to “coadyuvar a fijar las bases para el diálogo y la negociación” (help set the bases for dialogue and negotiation) and to “facilitar el diálogo y la negociación” (facilitate dialogue and negotiation). The law adds that it “coordinará sus acciones con la instancia de mediación reconocida por los negociadores” (will coordinate its actions with the mediating body recognized by the negotiators).