A series of Ceylon Tea Sampling Sessions to be held at Lenta Hypermarkets in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
On November 29, 2019 a series of Ceylon tea sampling sessions was launched in the Lenta Hypermarket Chain in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tea Promotion Unit of the Sri Lankan Embassy in the Russian Federation in collaboration with Lenta Hypermarket Chain, one of the largest Russian hypermarket chains, rolled out the sampling session program with the objectives of promoting Ceylon Tea brands, which carry the Lion Logo – the symbol of genuine Ceylon Tea – and are available in the shelf of the Lenta hypermarket chain. Accordingly, during the series of the sampling session, Ceylon Tea brands, such as Basilur, Dilmah and Hyleys are being promoted.
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Ambassador Jayatilleka participates in International Conferences on Globalization in Contemporary Asia and the Greater Eurasia Concept at the Higher School of Economics
From the 19th to the 21st of November, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka participated in the Conference on Greater Eurasia and the first International Conference on "Globalization in Contemporary Asia" held back-to-back at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, at the invitation of Dr. Sergey Karaganov, Dean of the HSE Faculty of the World Economy and International Affairs.
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H. E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as the newly elected 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka
On Monday, November 18th, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa was officially sworn in as the newly elected President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
As a result of the Presidential Elections, held in Sri Lanka on November 16, 2019, H. E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa received 52.25% of the total number of votes, thus becoming the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka.
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