All relevant parties will be joining the discussion with the Indian delegates, prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament today (23).

The agreement is still at the negotiating table, and the final draft is yet to be formulated, he said.

Anyone can dance the Hanuman vannam, for which there is freedom in the country now, but Hanumans will not be allowed to set fire to the country, the PM warned.

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said they were not having a false alarm over the proposed pact.

At a media briefing, minister Malik Samarawickrema said the services, IT and naval engineering sectors would be opened up, he pointed out.

Other professionals should raise a voice against it, he said.