March 14, 2016
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- Tamil translation (PDF 419 KB)
During the conference, the new committee members shared experiences, learned successful examples from other countries, and identified future priorities. (Photo Credit: Official Parliament of Sri Lanka)
(L-R) COPA Chairman Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Hon. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, USAID Acting Mission Director Reed Aeschliman, and MP Harshana Rajakaruna launch the conference to strengthen the effectiveness of the COPA and COPE Parliamentary Committees. (Photo Credit: Official Parliament of Sri Lanka)
Members of Parliament on the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) and the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) joined officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Auditor General’s Department for a March 5 conference sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help the Government of Sri Lanka strengthen overall transparency, accountability and effectiveness of governance. The conference was launched by Hon. Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya; Dhammika Dassanayake, Secretary General, Parliament of Sri Lanka; Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Chairman of COPA; Hon. Sunil Handunnetti, Chairman of COPE; and Reed Aeshliman, Acting USAID Mission Director.
