Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development of Sri Lanka, Hon. P. Harrison, paid an official visit to the Russian Federation from 10 to 13 October 2019 in order to participate at the "Golden Autumn – 2019", the Agricultural Exhibition which is one of the most important agricultural forums of the country and which attracts more than 300 000 visitors interested in the sphere of agricultural machineries, plant cultivation, seed production, animal breeding, etc.

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Published: 15 October 2019

On October 9, 2019 Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, accompanied by Madame Sanja Jayatilleka, attended the All-Russian Youth Forum "Future", organized at the initiative of Mr. Sergey B. Ivanov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Environmental Activities, Environment and Transport, who previously served as the Russian Minister of Defence, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration.
H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka delivered a speech at one of the Forum's sections, entitled "Role of youth in politics and Russia's international affairs" and moderated by International Human Rights Committee Vice President Alexander Ionov. Ambassador Jayatilleka shared his own experience as a young activist and urged the attendees to engage in international affairs through learning, conversation, and communication in order to defend their national interest. H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka also stressed the concept of internationalism and pointed out the importance of internationalist solidarity in the struggle for a fair and just world order.

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Published: 09 October 2019