On 26 February 2020, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia hosted an Information Seminar followed by a live cooking demo in collaboration with the Tourism Promotion Bureau of Sri Lanka, Rossiya airline and Aeroflot in order to raise awareness among Russian travelers on Sri Lanka tourism. The event was attended by more than 50 participants including tour agents, travel companies, bloggers and representatives of Russian Mass Media.

On February 26, 2020 Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations of Sri Lanka, made a statement at the High Level Segment of the 43rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Full statement can be read here: https://www.mfa.gov.lk/43rd-session-hrc/ 

The 27th International Exhibition for Food, Beverages, and Food Raw Materials - PRODEXPO 2020 – started on February 10, 2020 in Moscow. The Exhibition will be held until February 14, 2020 at the Expocentre Fairground in Moscow. This year PRODEXPO brought together 2 600 exhibitors from 70 countries and expects 67 000 visitors from 112 countries.

The Ceylon tea stand was officially opened by Mr. Mohamed Anas, Charge d'Affairs of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia, Ms. Chathurika Perera, Second Secretary (Commercial) and delegates of Sri Lankan tea companies. Mr. Mohamed Anas participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to declare the Ceylon tea stand open. The official part was followed by refreshments and informal discussions of the plans and the new ways to explore the food market and promote Ceylon tea in Russia.