The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation organized an information seminar to promote tourism to Sri Lanka, in partnership with Anex Tour which is one of Russia's leading tour operators, on 14 September 2018.

Today, on September 11, 2018, His Excellency Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, and Madame Sanja Jayatilleka gave the official start to the traditionally prominent Sri Lankan participation in OTDYKH / LEISURE International Tourism Exhibition at Moscow's Expocentre.

On September 10 2018, a representative of Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival Organizing Committee, Mr. A. O. Moisenko, on behalf of Major General (Retd) G. N. Zaitsev, Legendary Russian Special Forces Commander and Hero of the USSR, presented an autographed book titled "Alpha – My Destiny" to His Excellency Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation.

Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka,Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federationmet Hon. Igor Morgulov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federationon 07 September 2018 to present a copy of his Letter of Credence, accrediting him as the Head of the Mission of Sri Lanka in Moscow.

A four-member defence delegation headed by Mr. KapilaWaidyaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Defence visited Russia from 31 August-04 September 2018.

The newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka assumed duties at the Mission on 03 September 2018.