Currently Sri Lanka is facing social, economic, and financial distress creating hardships to its people due to the long lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global political imbalances and macroeconomic imbalances of the country. Although the authorities are taking measures to address the above situation of the country, including taking steps to actively manage its debt obligations, finding immediate financial assistance from other nations and progressing at the discussions with the International Monetary Fund for a comprehensive programme, the positive impacts of such measures will benefit the people only in the medium to long term. Therefore, urgent measures are needed to enhance the foreign reserve position of the country to meet its day-to-day essential imports including food, fuel and medicine.

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Opportunities to promote the export potential of Sri Lanka to the Russian market and attract Russian investments to the country were discussed on April 12 at a meeting between H.E. the Ambassador, Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage and the President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Sergey Katyrin.

The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation welcomed the development of ties between the Russian regions and Sri Lanka, especially contacts between small and medium-sized businesses. He also invited businessmen from Sri Lanka to participate in exhibition activities, to actively use the potential of Expocentre, The main Exhibition facilities of Russia and, in particular, the wide opportunities of the Prodexpo exhibition.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation H.E. Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage visited the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) to participate in the Ceremony of signing MOU between RUDN University and Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine.

End of February – beginning of March 2022 Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H.E. Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage brought three high level delegations from Moscow to Colombo. The visits were symbolic as this year Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation mark 65^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries.

On April 7-10, 2022 Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H.E. Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage visited Kursk at the invitation of the Governor of Kursk region H.E. R.V. Starovoit and Rector of Kursk State Medical University Prof. V.A. Lazarenko.

24 – 27 March 2022 Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, H. E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia, made an official visit to Vologda region at the invitation of the Governor H.E. Mr. Oleg Kuvshinnikov  in order to explore its commercial, investment, agricultural and cultural potential and seek opportunities for cooperation.