In the framework of the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Sri Lankan tea industry in the year of 2017, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation organized the Global Tea Party on July 6, 2017. The event was jointly organized by the Embassy, Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Colombo Traders Association under the guidance of Hon. Navin Dissanayake, Minister of Plantation Industries of Sri Lanka.

The IX International Forum ATOMEXPO 2017 was held on June 19-21, 2017 in Moscow and Hon. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Science, Technology and Research represented the Government of Sri Lanka in this major international forum.

The Russian Federation hosted the first Rifle World Championship in IPSC history.