The commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugethenne and the delegation arrived at Russian Federation on 22nd July at the invitation of the Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov. The delegation had a Call On with HE the Ambassador Prof. MD Lamawansa at the Embassy in Moscow prior to the departure to Saint Petersburg attend the events.

On 20th July 2021, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H.E. Prof. M.D. Lamawansa paid a farewell visit to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador H.E. Prof. Lamawansa was received by the Director of the Second Asian Department H.E. Zamir Kabulov.

The Embassy conducted Certificates Awarding Ceremony for the teachers of the Online Sinhala Course, which was held in the period from October 2020 to February 2021 for Russian-speaking students.