Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has said that he is planning to establish a Parliamentary Education and Research Centre to support members of Parliament, Provincial Councils, Local Government representatives and researchers.

He had mentioned this during a meeting with United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andre Franche and UN Peace and Development Resident Advisor Patrick McCarthy. They met the Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne at the Parliament premises recently. Parliament's Secretary General, Kushani Rohanadeera was also present at the meeting.

Discussions focused on the work of the current Tenth Parliament, the new programme for promoting democracy and good governance and opportunities for enhan...