Speaker Karu Jayasuriya signed the National Audit Bill which was passed in Parliament without a vote on July 5, this morning.
The National Audit Bill is a key pledge of the Good Governance government which was to be adopted within the first 100 days of coming into power.
President Sirisena arrived at Georgia to attend Open Government Partnership Summit.
President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at Georgia to attend the 5th Session of the Open Government Partnership this morning.
The President arrived at the Shota Rustavelli International airport in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, where he was welcomed by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister, George Sharvashidze.
The President will attend the 5th Open Government Global Summit from July 17 to 19.
The OGP 2018 Global Summit will focus on civic engagement, fighting against corruption, and public service delivery.
Sri Lanka was offered membership of the Open Government Partnership in 2015, following the election of President Maithripala Sirisena, whose commitment to fight corruption gained international attention.
President Sirisena will take part in the summit’s key High Level panel discussion and also hold a bilateral meeting with the Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili tomorrow.