A delegation from the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) met the Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena recently (10). The Speaker held a luncheon meeting with the delegation.
During the meeting the delegation was briefed on the committee system, historical values and the architecture of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake was also present at the occasion. The delegation also engaged in a Parliament tour.
The Mission Director of USAID Sri Lanka and Maldives Mr. Gabriel Fernando Grave and Sri Lanka Resident Senior Country Director of NDI Mrs. Thusita Pilapitiya were also present.
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