On August 28, 2019 H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation visited the Middle East and North Africa Department, Russian MFA. The Ambassador was received by the Director of the Department, Alexander Kinschak, a veteran diplomat, who served in the Republic of Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic twice as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and in the capacity of envoy-adviser.

On August 27, 2019 Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka attended MAKS 2019, the International Aviation and Space Salon, which was officially opened by the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region. This year the Air Show was also attended and addressed by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. More than 1000 exhibitors from about 30 countries participated in the Forum.

To promote the world renown Russian arms and introduce foreign specialists to the best defence products manufactured by the Russian enterprises, the Ministry of Defence, the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation and NPO "High Precision Weapons" is keeping up the tradition of organizing familiarization trips for the defence attachés of foreign diplomatic missions to different Russian plants and factories.

The major international military competition of this summer in Russia for the international teams showing their skills and tactics in different military exercises is finally over. As the grand fireworks display after the Closing Ceremony of the Army Games-2019 flashed in the night sky above Patriot Park following the uniquely choreographed LED light display performed by precision drones, the pleasant memories of these 14 days, full of hard work, determination, disappointments, triumph and most importantly building comraderies', settled in the hearts and minds of all participants and guests of this grand competition.

On August 17, 2019 Ambassador Jayatilleka accompanied by Counsellor Mohamed Anas, and Defence Attache Group Capt Uditha Piyasena, visited the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre for the official closing ceremony of the 5th International Army Games 2019 (ARMY 2019).

On August 13, 2019 Ambassador H.E. Doctor Dayan Jayatilleka paid a courtesy call on Maria Zakharova, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maria Zakharova is also a spokeswoman for the MFA officially representing Russia. She is a PhD holder in Historical Sciences, who previously headed the Press Service of Russia's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City.