On the second day of his official visit to Uzbekistan, Ambassador H.E. Prof. M.D. Lamawansa met Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic Mr. Azizov. During the meeting the parties briefed on the state and prospects of Health Sectors and medical education in both counties, exchanged their views on the matters of mutual concern, including primary healthcare, rehabilitation, control on Covid-19 and investment opportunities. Potential areas for collaboration were also touched upon.

Russian students of the Marfino Cultural Center cover from their point of view the New Year celebration-2021 organized by the Embassy of Sri Lanka Russia.

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 The channel of Mytishchi District published a video report of the New Year Celebration, which the Embassy held in Marfino Cultural Center in Moscow on 17 April 2021. The report tells about the Sri Lankan New Year tradidions and shows the reaction of the participants of the event.

In the framework of the first official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ambassador of Sri Lanka Prof. M.D.Lamawansa and the Embassy delegation including 1st Secretary Ms. Nirosha Herath paid a courtesy call on the Director of the National Information Analitical Center for Drug Control under the Cabinet of Ministers Mr. O. Narzullaev. The meeting took place in the office of NCDC in Tashkent and was also attended by the Head of the International Cooperation Department and leading experts of the Center.

In the frame work of Cultural Diplomacy, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Business and Professional Society in Russia along with "Marfino" Center of Culture and Leisure organized Celebrations of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on 17 April 2021, in Moscow while adhering to all necessary sanitary precautions.

The 28th annual international exhibition of food products, beverages and raw materials used for its production – "PRODEXPO-2021" – kicked off on April 12, 2021 at the "Expocentre" in Moscow and lasted for five days until April 16, 2021.