Sri Lankan student community in Russia is organizing Sri Lankan Cultural Week between 11-15 February, 2019, at the premises of the Peoples' Friendship University with the support and guidance of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow, in parallel to the 71st anniversary of Sri Lanka's independence.

February 11, 2019 marked the beginning of the 26th International Exhibition for Food, Beverages, and Food Raw Materials (PRODEXPO), which will be held until February 15, 2019 at the Expocentre in Moscow.

On February 8, 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka and Madame Sanja Jayatilleka paid a visit to the Institute of World Economy and International Affairs (IMEMO) of Russian Academy of Science re-named after Evgeny Primakov, the outstanding academician and former Russian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister, who was the Head of IMEMO for 5 years.