Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna will not attend the party leaders meeting, convened by President Maithripala Sirisena, this evening. 

The Speaker has informed the President's Office that he will not attend the meeting, the Speaker's Office said, in a statement. 

The Speaker's Office also added that Jayasuriya had a telephone conversation with Sirisena, this morning, on the current political crisis. 

It was after this telephone conversation that the Speaker has decided to stay away from the meeting, Asian Mirror learns. 

Meanwhile, the JVP has decided to boycott the meeting raising doubts over the President's intentions. 

"The President has not demonstrated that he has a genuine intention to resolve the crisis.Unless he shows his commitment, any meeting with him will be a waste of time," a JVP Parliamentarian said, explaining the party's decision.