India-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association bids farewell to High Commissioner

* India-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association bids farewell to High Commissioner
Fri, May 10, 2013, 11:40 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

May 10, Colombo: India-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association in Sri Lanka hosted a lunch to bid farewell to the outgoing Indian High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha on 8th May 2013.

Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa, Leader of the House Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody, Chief Government Whip and Minister of Water Supply & Drainage Dinesh Gunawardena, Chief Opposition Whip John Amaratunga as well as members of various parties across the political spectrum were present on the occasion.

Minister de Silva recalled the key role played by the High Commissioner in maintaining a high frequency of Parliamentary exchanges between India and Sri Lanka during the last three years and his stellar contribution in promoting better understanding and friendship between the two countries. He called for continued dialogue between lawmakers of the two countries through further intensification of these Parliamentary exchanges.

In his remarks, High Commissioner Kantha thanked the Parliamentary Association for its continued support in promoting better understanding between the two countries.

He noted that the Association, which was revived within a few months of the formation of the new Parliament and has been fortunate to have Prime Minister, Speaker and Leader of Opposition as Patrons and the Leader of the House as the Chairman, comprises of more than seventy MPs, representing all political parties in the Sri Lankan Parliament as members, which reflected the strong across the board support for India-Sri Lanka relations.

High Commissioner expressed confidence that the continued efforts of the Parliamentary Friendship Associations, both in Sri Lanka and India, would lead to newer and higher levels of friendship between the Parliaments and peoples of the two countries.

There have been frequent exchanges of visits between Parliaments of the two countries in the last three years those visits have provided a forum for regular and institutionalized discussions between the two Parliaments as well as for exchange of legislative experiences between lawmakers elected by the people.

Source: http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May10_1368209441CH.php

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