“The Sri Lankan government, private sectors and civil society look forward to working with Russia, so that we can keep the current progress and help Sri Lanka to fulfil its potential for a peaceful and prosperous future. I genuinely hope that all these goals can be achieved, if Russia and Sri Lanka keep improving close cooperation and personally, “I will do my best to contribute to the mutual success of our nations.” Ambassador Dr. Saman Weerasinghe
On December 15, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation held a reception in honor of presentation of Credentials to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on 26th November, 2015 by newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Dr. Saman Weerasinghe.
Over 100 guests attended the reception, including several Ambassadors of Asian region, Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development and Education of Russian Federation, representatives of the Moscow leading universities, academies, theaters, institute, several heroes of the Former Soviet union and representatives from various sectors such as tourism, tea etc.
