The United Nations is expected to provide over USD 300 million to Sri Lanka for the development programmes of the next five years, Daily Mirror reported. UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-Andr© Franche congratulated the island nation for adopting the Anti-Corruption Act and the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana expressed his gratitude for the continuous support of the United Nations Development Programme as a development partner of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Furthermore, views were also exchanged on Sri Lanka's legislative process, electoral system, peace-building activities and women's representation in politics, as per Sri Lanka-based Daily Mirror English newspaper.