The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera asked the Prime Minister to provide details of agreements signed between Sri Lanka and India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on 4–5 April 2025. He sought information on the number and subject areas of the agreements, the signatories, responsible Ministries, Attorney-General approvals, and Cabinet approvals including Cabinet Paper numbers. He also requested that copies be tabled in Parliament, arguing that this was necessary for transparency in public administration.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this is my Question to the Hon. Prime Minister:
¶ 02 1) How many agreements were signed between Sri Lanka and India during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka on 04.04.2025 and 05.04.2025?
¶ 03 2) In respect of each such agreement: (i) What are the subject areas? (ii) Who signed on behalf of Sri Lanka and on behalf of India? (iii) What are the subject Ministries responsible? (iv) On what dates was the Attorney-General’s approval obtained for each agreement?
¶ 04 3) (i) Was Cabinet approval obtained prior to signing these agreements? (ii) If so, what are the relevant Cabinet Paper numbers for each agreement?
¶ 05 4) Will copies of all the above agreements be tabled today?
¶ 06 5) (i) Do you accept that tabling each of the above agreements is essential to ensure transparency in public administration? (ii) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 June 2025 ·No. 1750240054043973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 June 2025. No. 1750240054043973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7714