A four-member delegation from the European Parliament, led by MEP Jean Lambert, will visit Sri Lanka this week, Government Information department said.
The purpose of the visit is to meet Government and civil society representatives to discuss Sri Lanka's progress on national reconciliation and its implementation of the international conventions applicable to GSP+ facility that was restored recently. The MEPs will also visit EU-funded projects in the North and will conduct an inter-parliamentary dialogue.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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