Sri Lanka, March 12 -- Minister of Science and Technology Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena and Member of Parliament Shanakiyan Rasamanickam participated in the Open Government Partnership Regional Learning Exchange Roundtable held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The special international conference was organized by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy of the United Kingdom.

The event was attended by senior policymakers and representatives from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Maldives, and Thailand, the Ministry of Science and Technology stated.

Sri Lanka was previously inactive in the Open Government Partnership process, and the conference featured extensive discussions on its reactivation and the roadmap for preparing a National Action Plan.

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