Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today informed Parliament that if an outsider is to attend any Parliamentary Committee meeting, it is mandatory to obtain prior written approval of the Speaker.
The issue came up after COPE Chairman Prof Ranjith Bandara's son attended a COPE meeting recently.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that unilateral action by the UK and other countries in imposing sanctions on certain individuals do not assist but serve to complicate the national reconciliation process underway in Sri Lanka.
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