On April 17, 2019, the Ambassador and Madame Jayatilleka made their first visit to Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Far Eastern Studies (IFES) to meet with IFES Director, Dr. Sergey G. Luzyanin, and Dr. Sergey V. Uyanaev, Deputy Director leading the Centre for Forecasting of Contemporary Russia-China Relations at IFES, and Dr. Tamara A. Karganova, Head of IFES International Relations.

On April 13, 2019 Sri Lankan students organized the "Sri Lankan Night 2019" at the Kursk State Medical University (KSMU), in the framework of which they showcased Sri Lankan cultural performances, which included traditional and modern dancing numbers, and singing national songs.
The Sri Lankan Night 2019 was attended not only by KSMU administration and faculty members, but also by Mr. Mohammad Chahine, Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka and Advisor to the Rectorate of the University, Russian and other foreign students, enrolled at KSMU. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia was represented by First Secretary Mr. Dulmith Waruna, who attended the event on behalf H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to Russia.

On April 16, after a three-day national holiday, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation resumed its work by holding a ceremony in commemoration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year that was observed by Sri Lankan people all over the world on April 14.