Asia Region

ABOUT THE CPA ASIA REGION

The Asia Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association comprises of eight Legislatures - including the Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and The Maldives national Parliaments as well as the sub-national Legislatures of Pakistan. 

The CPA Asia Region undertakes a number of programmes intra-regionally. Parliamentarians and Clerks across the region convene for a Regional Conference which is hosted in various CPA Branches. 

The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) regional chapter is highly active across the Region and the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities has a new CPwD Regional Champion in the CPA Asia Region.

The CPA Asia Regional Secretariat is based in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

The current CPA Asia Regional Secretary is:

Mr Dhammika Dasanayake

Secretary-General of Parliament

Parliament of Sri Lanka

Foreign Relations and Protocol Office

4th Floor

Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Email: cpa@parliament.lk