A meeting has been held under the aegis of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Aebywardena to discuss matters pertaining to the establishment of the National Constitutional Council.
A statement from the Parliament of Sri Lanka said Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, and the President’s nominee Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva participated in the meeting.
During the meeting that was held this week, the Speaker emphasized the requirement to establish the Constitutional Council at the earliest.
The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition had agreed to forward the nominations of the Members of Parliament to the Speaker, as stated in the provisions of the Constitution without delay.
The statement further said it was also agreed to publish a newspaper advertisement calling for applications to appoint three persons who are not Members of Parliament, as Members of the Constitutional Council and provide the interested parties, a period of 2 weeks to submit their applications.
The advertisement will be published on both weekday and weekend newspapers and the format for the application will be published on the Official Web Site of Parliament. (NewsWire)