Sri Lanka Army Commander has high level discussion with his counterpart as Sri Lanka’s National Team debuts at International Army Games 2019 in Russia
In August 2019 the Sri Lankan Army national team made its debut at the International Army Games in Russia, the multi-faceted military 'Olympics' held, since 2015, simultaneously in a number of countries, including Russia, China, India, Iran, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. This month, the first team from the Sri Lankan Army, proudly representing Airborne Troops, Snipers and Field Chefs, have started competing with international counterparts from 35 countries, respectively, in the region of Pskov, North-West Russia (Airborne Platoon Competition), Brest, Western Belarus (Snipers' Frontier Competition) and in Moscow region (Field Kitchen Competition).
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SRI LANKAN VISA FEE IS CANCELLED FOR RUSSIAN TOURISTS STARTING AUGUST 1, 2019
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia is happy to annouce that starting August 1, 2019 citizens of the Russian Federation, willing to visit Sri Lanka for tourist purposes, can obtain entry visas at the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport free of charge!
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Sri Lanka takes steps to enhance naval cooperation with Russia: first visit by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
On July 27-30, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, made an official trip to Russia at the invitation of the Russian Defence Ministry. This was the first visit by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy to Saint Petersburg, Russian Navy Headquarters, thus paving a symbolic milestone on the way of the development of bilateral naval cooperation. Vice Admiral De Silva, accompanied by Captain (G) G. S. H. E. De Silva, Aide and Secretary to the Navy Commander, and Lieutenant Commander D. M. R. E. Dissanayake, Coordinating Officer and ADC to the Navy Commander, participated in the Main Naval Parade, Russia's largest-scale international ceremonial event at sea.
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