Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage met with Governor of Nizhniy Novgorod Mr. Gleb Nikitin within the framework of the International Forum "SO.KNOWLEDGE" in Nizhny Novgorod.
During the working meeting held on December 5, 2023 Ambassador Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage and Governor Gleb Nikitin discussed the promising opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation in tourism, trade, economic and education sectors.

At the invitation of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in the framework of the South Asia Week, on 24 November 2023 Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, H. E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, delivered a lecture to the students of the University.

H.E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Moscow, prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, held a working meeting with the First Person of the textile industry of Russia - President of the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs of Textile and Apparel Industry, member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Committee on Textile and Apparel Industry of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Mr. A.V. Razbrodin.

The delegation of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow headed by H.E. the Ambassador, prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, paid an official visit to the Ivanovo region of the Russian federation on November 27, 2023.

On November 30, 2023 an online meeting on trade and economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Belarus took place. Sri Lanka was represented by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Tharaka Balasuriya and Ambassador Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage. Director of the National Center for Marketing Mr. Nikolay Borisevich participated from Belarus side.

On November 21, 2023, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage attended a Conference devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Civil Chamber of the Russian Federation.