On January 31, 2019 Ambassador H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka and Madame Sanja Jayatilleka attended the reception held on the occasion of the 71st Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at the invitation of the Myanmar Ambassador H.E. Ko Ko Shein and Madame Tin Tin New.
H.E. I.V. Morgulov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, who is responsible for relations with East and South Asia and multilateral cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region, addressed the audience represented by the officials from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and State Authorities, Ambassadors and Military Attaches.

In his speech Deputy Minister highlighted the importance of the bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.