Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- Sri Lanka is prepared to work with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to ensure that women across Commonwealth countries can participate in politics in a safe environment, free from coercion and violence, says Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj.

The Minister made this statement while addressing the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference (CWP) held under the theme: "Debate Not Hate: Not Accepting Abuse as an Outcome of Free Speech."

The event was a sub-conference of the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), held in Bridgetown, Barbados, and included several workshops as part of the 9th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference.

Minister Paulraj partici...