In the framework of the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Sri Lankan tea industry in the year of 2017, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation organized the Global Tea Party on July 6, 2017. The event was jointly organized by the Embassy, Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Colombo Traders Association under the guidance of Hon. Navin Dissanayake, Minister of Plantation Industries of Sri Lanka.

The Global Tea Party in Moscow was attended by more than 60 invitees among whom were representatives of the Russian tea and business sectors, officials from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and other prominent guests.
The welcome address of the event was made by H. E. Dr. SamanWeerasinghe, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, who stated that the two countries shared a lot of common history in the tea industry and pointed out the importance of mutual cooperation between Russia and Sri Lankan tea companies, as strengthening of bilateral relations in the private sector will lead to further development of trade and economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Russia on the whole.
Furthermore, all the invitees expressed their readiness to continue the cooperation with the Sri Lankan tea industry in the future.
The event was elegantly organized and a demonstration of Ceylon tea drinks preparation was conducted by Mr. UstinyaKosterkina, a professional tea master and the winner of the Tea Master Cup Championship 2016, which made the Global Tea Party even more fascinating.
Besides the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow, other Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions organized the same Global Tea Party all over the world as a part of the global celebrations of 150 years of Ceylon tea.