Sri Lanka’s Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa will be leading a parliamentary delegation to India to attend the Fifth Conference of Association of SAARC Speakers from 9-12 July, which is being held in New Delhi.High Commissioner of India Ashok K Kantha expressed hope and confidence that Sri Lankan Speaker’s visit to India will lead to further strengthening of ties between the two Parliaments.Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva, parliamentarians Tharanath Basnayaka, Fizal Kaseem, Mangala Samaraweera and Sunil Handunneththi will also participate in the summit.The Indian High Commission hosted a reception on Thursday to commemorate the formation of the India-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association as well as to mark the forthcoming visits of parliamentary delegations led by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to India.The India-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association was revived in the Sri Lankan Parliament within a few months of its formation. The Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Indian Parliament has also been reconstituted recently.Sri Lankan Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa is also scheduled for a bilateral visit to India at the invitation of Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar from 1-6 August,2011 .