Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the 22nd Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-3 in Kohima, Nagaland, tomorrow. The two-day Conference will witness participation from the Presiding Officers, MPs and MLAs of eight States of the Northeastern region. The theme of the Conference is Policy, Progress and People: Legislatures as Catalysts of Change.

   The Lok Sabha Secretariat has said that CPA India Region Zone-3 has played an important role in fostering regional cooperation, promoting parliamentary best practices, and addressing specific regional issues like infrastructure development and the Act East Policy for the Northeast.