"Russian Express" – one of the top 10 tour operators of Russia invited Ambassador Shobini Gunasekera and Embassy officials for a special meeting during their 29th Anniversary celebrations held in April. The main purpose of the meeting was to focus Sri Lanka as an exotic all-year round destination for Russian tourists.

Ambassador Shobini Gunasekera recently attended a round table of the Vostok discussion club hosted by the editorial office of Komsomolskaya Pravda, titled "Tourism: Asia". Komsomolskaya Pravda is a renowned media group in the Russian Federation with a weekly audience of 53.9 million. The event was hosted in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Komsomolskaya Pravda media group. The Vostok discussion club was launched by the UN Environment Programme in the Russian Federation in 2022 with the aim of making a platform to discuss different topics in support of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2023.

In view of the International Women's Day 2025, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation hosted an engaging and interactive session celebrating the contribution by women in leadership roles for peace, stability and sustainable development of the society.

Ambassador Shobini Gunasekera paid a courtesy call on Mr. Maxim Baranov, Director General of the Second Asian Department on 12.03.2025 at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Shobini Gunasekera received Director of the Institute of Asian and African Countries of the Moscow State University Prof. Alexey Maslov along with other representatives of the University on 10 March 2025 at the Embassy.

Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Shobini Gunasekera called on the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko, on 06 March 2025 to present copies of Letters of Credence accrediting her as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation.