On September 19, 2017 marked the beginning of the 23rd International Trade Fair for Travel and Tourism Forum "LEISURE" which will be held at the Expocentre, Moscow until September 21, 2017.

On September 12, 2017 the Embassy of Sri Lanka organized the first ever networking session with leading Sri Lankan exporters of natural spices and coconut products in the framework of the International Food and Beverages Exhibition "WORLD FOOD 2017" which was held in Moscow from 11-14 September 2017.

September 11, 2017 marked the beginning of the International Food & Beverages Exhibition "WORLD FOOD" which will be held at the Expocentre, Moscow during the period of September 11-14, 2017.

JINR was visited by State Minister of Science, Technology and Research of Sri Lanka Hon. Lakshman Senewiratne, who arrived at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia (JINR) accompanied by Head of the Department of technology of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research Mr. P. M. Dharmatilake from 4 – 8 September 2017.

A Sri Lankan delegation headed by Mr. Kapila Waidyarathne, Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka, attended the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2017 held in Park Patriot, Kubinka, Moscow region, from 22-27, August 2017.

In the framework of the official visit of the Sri Lankan delegation to the International Military Technical Forum "Army-2017" held in Moscow on August 22-24, 2017, the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne met with Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Lieutenant-General Alexander Fomin on August 23, 2017.