On March 30, 2023, the Minister of Transport of Sri Lanka, Hon. B. Gunawardana visited the Republic of Belarus with a delegation, which included Professor Janitha A. Liyanage, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation concurrently accredited to the Republic of Belarus, and Mr. D.Y. Ruzanov, Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Minsk.

On 29 March 2023, Hon. Dr. Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Transport and Railways, Minister of Mass Communication of Sri Lanka, visited the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Patrice Lumumba University).

On 28 March 2023, in the framework of his visit to the Russian Federation, Hon. Dr. Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Transport and Railways, Minister of Mass Communication of Sri Lanka, visited the Russian University of Transport (RUT (MIIT) to discuss possible cooperation.

On 15 March 2023, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia concurrently accredited to the Republic of Belarus organized an introductory online meeting between the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU), the University of Peradeniya, the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine and the University of Moratuwa.

On 17 March 2023, a delegation of the Chuvash State Pedagogical University (ChSPU), Russia, visited the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka to discuss the prospects for cooperation in conducting joint scientific research, academic mobility of teachers and students studying English and Russian.

On 15 March 2023, Prof. V. N. Ivanov, Acting Rector, Senior lecturer I. V. Kozhanov, Vice Rector for Scientific and Innovative Work of the Chuvash State Pedagogical University (ChSPU), Mr. A. A. Kirillov, Head of the Department of for Scientific and Innovative Work, who are on a working visit to the Republic of Sri Lanka, visited the University of Vavuniya.