The Space and Aviation Exhibition "MAKS 2017" was held in the city of Zhukovsky, Russia from July 18-23, 2017and was attended by  Air Marshal K. V. B. Jayampathy, Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

On July 20, 2017, the Embassy conducted the first information seminar on tourism opportunities in Sri Lanka, in partnership with one of Russia's leading tour operators, CORAL TRAVEL.

Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Minister of Sports of Sri Lanka, accompanied by the delegation, visited Russia to participate in the Sixth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VI) which was held in Kazan, Russian Federation from 13-15 July 2017.