Ambassador Prof. M.D. Lamawansa meets Director of the Department for Asia and Pacific Cooperation at the Russian MFA
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation H.E. Prof. M.D. Lamawansa continued his round of calls on Directors of the relevant Departments at the Russian MFA.
Official briefing by the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Ms. Maria Zakharova Sri Lanka Independence Day
On February 4, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka marks Independence Day.
The friendly people of Sri Lanka have come a long way in the fight first against Portugal, then Dutch and British colonisers. The island nation gained freedom in 1948 after more than a century of British colonial rule.
Welcome back to the paradise island of Sri Lanka
Ayubowan! As we open our doors to the world once again ; we've pulled out all the stops, ensuring that every precautionary measure has been set in place to make your island getaway as safe, secure and serene as possible. In your preparation to explore the wild and wonderful, we'd like to bring your attention to the 'things you need to know ' for your safety as you make your way to an amazing time that is So Sri Lanka!
We are so looking forward to welcome you!
The Embassy discusses cooperation with the biggest library for foreign literature in Moscow

21 January 2021, Prof. M. D. Lamawansa, H. E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia paid a visit to the Rudomino All Russia State Library for Foreign Literature and met with its Acting Director General Mr. Pavel Kuzmin, Mr. Migel Palaсio, Deputy Director General for Interregional and International cooperation and Ms. Olga Smirnova, Head of the Center for Coordination and Support of International Activities.
Belarus and Sri Lanka discuss on the possibility to develop bilateral military cooperation

On January 21, 2021, Gp Capt Uditha Piyasena, Counsellor, Defence, at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow, met his counterpart from the Republic of Belarus, Col Yevgeny Artemenko to discuss ways of furthering defence cooperation between the two countries.
Unofficial translation of the Media release on the website of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs

Online meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Meegahalande Durage Lamawansa and Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev,