This week, a high-level delegation from the Parliament of Sri Lanka, led by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, is visiting the United Kingdom.
The four-day visit, facilitated by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and funded by UK International Development, focuses on institutional frameworks and practices that promote transparency, accountability, and effective legislation.
The delegation includes Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne, Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa, Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara, Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj, and Assistant Secretary General of Parliament Hansa Abeyratne.
The delegation met with Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for the Indo-Pacific at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London.
Taking to ‘X’, UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick, said he was accompanying the ministerial delegation for exchanges to deepen cooperation and strengthen governance between the two nations.
The British High Commissioner further said that the tour was conducted as part of efforts to strengthen the Parliamentary partnership between the countries. (Newswire)