The international New Year's event of People's Diplomacy was organized by the Russian Association for International Cooperation on December 11, 2023. The celebration gathered diplomatic corps, Russian officials and prominent people from educational and cultural spheres.

On December 14, 2023 H.E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage received Mr. Batu Khasikov, the Head of the Republic of Kalmykia with the delegation.

On December 7, Nizhny Novgorod hosted for the first time the Forum on Peoples' Diplomacy as a Soft Power for the Development of International Cooperation. H. E. the Ambassador Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage was invited to take part in the Forum as one of the key speakers.

At the invitation of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Mr. Chamila Jayarathna, Minister of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia (Education and Trade), visited the Opening Ceremony of the 26th Cultural Week of the Asian Students' Association and the students concert dedicated to the event.

On December 1, 2023, the Embassy of Sri Lanka, together with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), organized a meeting with Russian entrepreneurs of the President of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association, Mr. Indika Liyanahewage.

H.E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Moscow, prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, invites Russian brands to produce their apparel collections on the factories of Sri Lanka.