Minister of Defence of Russia Sergey Shoygu shared his view on the terrorist acts, carried out in Sri Lanka, and offered condolences during his speech at the opening ceremony of the VIII Moscow Conference on International Security. 

On April 24, 2019 H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, was a panelist at the Special Session No. 1, devoted to ""Color" Revolutions and "Hybrid" Warfare: General and Specific Features" in the framework of the VIII Moscow Conference on International Security.

During the session, the attendees observed a minute of silence in remembrance of the victims of bomb explosions that occurred in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21.