Among the last calls that Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka paid to the prominent figures of Russian politics and science was a meeting he had on January 9, 2020 with Professor Ruslan Khasbulatov, Chairman of the Russian Parliament during the turbulent 1993 crisis, and a well-respected scholar, Head of the Chair of International Economy at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.

On January 9, 2020 the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation held an official ceremony on the occasion of the commencement of the Mission's operations in the year of 2020, as the first week of January had been observed as national New Year and Christmas holidays.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Madame Sanja Jayatilleka and the staff of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia wishes everyone a very happy holiday season and a joyful New Year 2020!