High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Canberra meets the Hon. Milton Dick, M.P, Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Yasoja Gunasekera paid a courtesy call on Hon. Milton Dick, M.P, Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives at the Parliament of Australia on 2nd December 2025.

The High Commissioner and the Hon. Speaker discussed further advancing the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries mainly through partnerships between the parliamentary friendship groups and bilateral visits. The Hon. Speaker expressed his interest in visiting Sri Lanka in the New Year.

The Hon. Milton Dick expressed his deep concern at the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The Hon. Speaker has established close ties with the Sri Lankan community in Queensland and participates in many of their events such as the annual “Sri Lanka Day’ which is organized in Brisbane on a grand scale. The Hon. Speaker therefore takes a great interest in developments in Sri Lanka and expressed fondness for Sri Lanka and the people of Sri Lanka.

High Commission of Sri Lanka

Canberra

11 December 2025

 

 

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