On October 22-25, 2019 Mr. Thusitha Wanigasingha, Additional Secretary (Law and Order) of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence visited Russia, heading a Sri Lankan delegation at the International Exhibition of Means of State Security Provision "INTERPOLITEX 2019", held in Moscow.
In the course of their visit, the delegates paid a call on Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Moscow, who, in turn, hosted the officials for dinner. During these engagements, the delegates shared their thoughts on the INTERPOLITEX 2019 Exhibition, commending the Russian government on successful organization of an event of such international magnitude, and briefed H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka on the meetings with representatives of Russian authorities.

The Head of the Department of International Cooperation of the South Ural State University, Ms. Yuliya Valeryevna Shmotina called on Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka 17 October, 2019 at the Embassy. The South Ural State University (SUSU) was founded in 1943, in the midst of the Second World War, when most of the enterprises were transferred to the Eastern part of Russia with the aim of providing scientific and technical assistance to the Soviet Army.

On October 16, 2019 Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka attended the lecture on Indo-Pacific concept within the framework of the course of public lectures "ASEAN Academic Days" at the invitation of Moscow State University of International Affairs (MGIMO). MGIMO is renowned as the most prestigious university in Russia for international political, legal and economic studies, with its history starting from 1944. This year MGIMO celebrates its 75-th anniversary.