The 3rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) - Asia and India Regions Conference will be held here on March 26-27, said a press release issued on Sunday.
According to the release, Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro, who is also the CPA executive committee (Asia region) chairman, will be chief guest at the inaugural session. Pakistan’s Senate is hosting the conference, while parliamentary delegates from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives are likely to attend it.
The deputy parliamentary speaker of the Maldives and speakers of Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab assemblies are also participating in the conference and leading their respective delegations. The Rajya Sabha deputy chairman is representing the Indian region, while speakers of 15 state assemblies in India are also attending the conference. The CPA consists of national, provincial, state and territorial parliaments of Commonwealth countries and its mission is to promote knowledge and understanding about parliamentary democracy, stated the press release. app
Source: Daily Times
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