Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Jagath Wickramaratne, has engaged on his maiden visit to India to participate in the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth in New Delhi.
According to the Indian High Commission in Colombo, Speaker of India’s Lok Sabha, Om Birla, held a bilateral discussion with Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne on the sidelines of the event.
The discussion focused on further deepening of Parliamentary Exchanges between our two democracies.
Commenting on the meeting, Speaker Om Birla said the discussions highlighted close Parliament-to-Parliament cooperation, including regular exchanges, formation of friendship groups, and collaboration in policy and programme design.
He further said they discussed deeper engagement in technology-driven parliamentary innovation, including AI-enabled systems, real-time multilingual translation, and capacity building through PRIDE.
“Just concluded a cordial and engaging exchange with H.E. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, MP, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Recalled our earlier interactions and the strong, time-tested bonds between India and Sri Lanka, rooted in close friendship, mutual support, and shared democratic traditions. Our discussions highlighted close Parliament-to-Parliament cooperation, including regular exchanges, formation of friendship groups, and collaboration in policy and programme design. We discussed deeper engagement in technology-driven parliamentary innovation, including AI-enabled systems, real-time multilingual translation, and capacity building through PRIDE. Hoped that the strong people-to-people connect, cultural linkages including Bodh Gaya as a shared pilgrimage centre, and continued parliamentary dialogue will further strengthen India–Sri Lanka relations in the years ahead,” he added in a post on ‘X’. (Newswire)