Party Leaders’ meeting tomorrow

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A meeting called in by the Working Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is set to be held tomorrow (14) under the patronage of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

Many committees including the Parliamentary Committee on Public Businesses and the Working Committee on Public Accounts are yet to be established and the matter will be discussed as the Party Leaders’ meeting tomorrow.

In addition, a decision on the manner in which the parliament sittings ought to be convened next week will also be made tomorrow.

The Opposition recently requested Parliament to table the staff-level agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Chief Opposition Whip, SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella said they will propose that a debate be given on the said agreement in Parliament at the Party Leaders’ meeting tomorrow.

Parliament will be convened on September 20 and the sittings are expected to continue till the 23rd.

MIAP

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