Ambassador P. M. Amza assumed duties as the Head of Mission
Ambassador P. M. Amza assumed duties as the Head of Mission of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation on 03 June 2024 at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow. Mr. Amza who is a retired senior Foreign Service Officer has an illustrious career ranging three decades.
Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow celebrates Vesak on 23 May 2024
The staff of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow celebrated the Vesak festival on the eve of 23 May 2024 by offering buddha Pooja at the Buddha shrine at the Embassy. The Embassy premises was decorated with colourful display of Vesak lanterns, lights and Buddhist flags as part of the celebration of the birth, enlightenment and the parinirvana of Lord Gauthama Buddha.
Embassy of Sri Lanka expressed condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran
On 22 May 2024, Сhargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation Ruvini Munidasa visited the Residence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow to express the heartfelt condolences to the people of Iran and laid flowers to pay tribute to the late President of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Raisi, late Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Amir Abdollahian and other officials who died in the helicopter crash on 19 May 2024.
Sri Lankan diplomats observe Victory Parade on Red Square, Moscow
At the invitation of the Russian Government Ms. Ruvini Munidasa, Chargé d'Affaires a. i., Counsellor, and Gp. Capt. Sanoj Jayaratne, Counsellor (Defence) observed the Victory Parade on the Red Square, Moscow, on 09 May 2024. The Parade is held annually to commemorate the Victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.
Participation in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Russian President
On 07 May 2024 Ms. Ruvini Munidasa, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia, participated in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Russian President.