Iranian lawmakers yesterday ratified a bill concerning an extradition treaty between Iran and Sri Lanka, IRNA reported.
The bill secured 153 yes votes, 11 no votes, and seven abstentions. Under the terms of the bill, the permit for exchange of documents was also issued.
The parliament has put the bill on its agenda due to the forthcoming visit of Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani to Sri Lanka.
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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