Sri Lankan parliamentarians undergo orientation programme during India visit

Colombo, May 31 (PTI) A Sri Lankan parliamentary delegation, led by Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih, became the inaugural batch to undergo orientation programme at the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE) in New Delhi.

The delegation visited India from May 25-31, the Indian High Commission here said. The delegation comprised of 20 MPs from various political parties and four officials of the Sri Lankan Parliament, including the secretary general. The delegation met Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. Under the orientation programme, the delegation had interactive sessions on legislative and budgetary processes, system of parliamentary committees and other related matters between the two democracies…..| read more on THE WEEK