IFAC President meets Prime Minister

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From left: CA Sri Lanka Past President Lasantha Wickremasinghe, IFAC Deputy Director (Communications & External Affairs) Nathaniel Webb, AAT Sri Lanka Vice President S. Ilayperuma, CA Sri Lanka President Jagath Perera, IFAC President Rachel Grimes, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, CMA Sri Lanka President Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, IFAC Senior Director (Public Policy and Governance) Dr. Gary Pflugrath, AAT Sri Lanka President Jazri Magdon Ismail, CMA Sri Lanka Vice President H. M. Hennayake Bandara, CA Sri Lanka Vice President Manil Jayesinghe and NHRDC Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody

International Federation of Accountants President Rachel Grimes, who was in Sri Lanka last week, met with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees. During the meeting, matters pertaining to the development of the accounting profession, as well as the role played by the three local accounting bodies - CA Sri Lanka, CMA Sri Lanka, and AAT Sri Lanka - in further strengthening the profession, were discussed at length.

CA Sri Lanka President Jagath Perera, Vice President Manil Jayesinghe, CMA Sri Lanka President Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, AAT Sri Lanka President Jazri Magdon Ismail, as well as several other officials, and NHRDC Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody were also present at the meeting.