Following the official visit of His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka to Russia which was held on March 22-24, 2017, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation His Excellency Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, accompanied by Ms. Chandima Kiriwandala, First Secretary (Commercial) of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia, met with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia and the Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries of Russia Honorable Ilya Shestakov on May 16, 2017

On May 10, 2017 Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation organized Vesak Lantern competition for the second consecutive year to celebrate Vesak day.

On April 28, 2017 the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia organized a reception for representatives of the Sri Lankan community living in Moscow to wish for the Sinhala Hindu new year, to express its gratitude for the support and assistance extended to the Embassy during the official visit of H. E. the President of Sri Lanka to Russia held on March 22-24, 2017 and bid farewell for Mr. Sinnaiah Vasagampulle, who had worked at the Embassy of Sri Lanka for more than 3 years as the Accounts Officer.