In the course of the visit of the delegation of Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka, initiated by Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ural Federal University (UrFU) and the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM).

Mr. A. V. Koksharov, Rector of the Ural Federal University, visited the University of Colombo to discuss future collaboration and signed Memorandum of Understanding with Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, on 25 January 2023.

On 24 January 2023, an online ceremony was held in the course of which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the I. U. Ulianov Chuvash State University (ChuvSU) and the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEU SL).

The Sri Lankan delegation was also received by the Director of National Center of Marketing of the Republic of Belarus, Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Nikolai Borisevich. The two sides spoke about the ways for effective development of trade turnover of both countries.

Ambassador H.E. Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage concurrently accredited to the Republic of Belarus paid her fourth visit to the Republic on January 11-14, 2023, and held a number of meeting with the Belarussian authorities. Mr. Chamila Jayarathna, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy, was also present at the meetings.

Leading up to the visit of the representatives of the Gomel State Medical University (GSMU) to Sri Lanka, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation, concurrently accredited to the Republic of Belarus organized an introductory meeting between the GSMU and the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine (GWUIM).