On Monday, November 18th, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa was officially sworn in as the newly elected President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
As a result of the Presidential Elections, held in Sri Lanka on November 16, 2019, H. E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa received 52.25% of the total number of votes, thus becoming the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka.

Hereby the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation also wishes to extend its sincere congratulations to His Excellency the President and pledges to continue its efforts, aimed at the development of the Sri Lanka-Russia bilateral relations in various spheres of joint interests.
The official press release on the formal swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Head of State is available at the link below:
http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/index.php/2019/11/18/elected-7th-executive-president-of-sri-lanka/