Bimal Ratnayake, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Media Forum of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties.
He will serve a two-year term alongside Dr. Seo Ji-young, who was also elected Co-Chair of the forum, the Daily Mirror reported.
Ratnayake has in addition been appointed a member of the ICAPP Steering Committee.
The Seoul session
The appointments were made at the 13th ICAPP Session, held in Seoul, South Korea, from 4 to 7 November. The session brought together representatives of 83 political parties from 36 countries.
ICAPP is a standing forum that convenes political parties from across Asia, bringing together governing and opposition parties rather than governments.
Not reported
The filing does not say what the Media Forum’s remit is, how often it meets, or who the co-chairs succeed. It does not identify Dr. Seo Ji-young’s party or country, name the other members of the Steering Committee, or say which Sri Lankan party or delegation Ratnayake attended with. No comment from the minister is reported.
Sources: Daily Mirror.
