On November 29, 2019 H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia, accompanied by Madame Sanja Jayatilleka took part in the evening function dedicated to the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at the invitation of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow UN Information Center, League of Arab States in Moscow and Embassy of the State of Palestine in the Russian Federation.

On November 29, 2019 a series of Ceylon tea sampling sessions was launched in the Lenta Hypermarket Chain in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tea Promotion Unit of the Sri Lankan Embassy in the Russian Federation in collaboration with Lenta Hypermarket Chain, one of the largest Russian hypermarket chains, rolled out the sampling session program with the objectives of promoting Ceylon Tea brands, which carry the Lion Logo – the symbol of genuine Ceylon Tea – and are available in the shelf of the Lenta hypermarket chain. Accordingly, during the series of the sampling session, Ceylon Tea brands, such as Basilur, Dilmah and Hyleys are being promoted.

From the 19th to the 21st of November, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka participated in the Conference on Greater Eurasia and the first International Conference on "Globalization in Contemporary Asia" held back-to-back at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, at the invitation of Dr. Sergey Karaganov, Dean of the HSE Faculty of the World Economy and International Affairs.