Sri Lankan president likely to convene parliament next week: parliament speaker

Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya (2nd R) attends a meeting with political party legislators at the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2, 2018. Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on Friday informed lawmakers that President Maithripala Sirisena was likely to convene parliament next week. (Xinhua/Ajith Perera)