The Deputy Speaker Hon. J. M. Ananda Kumarasiri and the Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Mr. Neil Iddawala participated at the 25^th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in Ottawa from 6 to 10 January 2020.

Speakers and Presiding Officers from 37 Commonwealth Parliaments attended the Conference. The Conference, which was opened by the Governor-General of Canada, Her Excellency the Rt Hon. Julie Payette at a ceremony held in the Senate of Canada on  7^th January 2020, was attended by Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Canada, Asoka Girihagama and the two delegates from Sri Lanka.

The Deputy Speaker and the Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka were hosted to a dinner by High Commissioner Girihagama and Mrs. Sudarma Girihagama on 9 January 2020 at the Official Residence.

Sri Lanka High Commission

Ottawa

10 January 2020