On 19 December 2018, The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) hosted the traditional Asian Cultural Week, attracting hundreds of Asian students, including those of Sri Lanka, at the University premises.

On December 18, H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation and Madame Sanja Jayatilleka paid a courtesy call on His Grace Celestino Migliore, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church who was appointed by Pope Francis as the Apostolic Nuncio to Russia. Celestino Migliore is a Titular Archbishop of Canosa and has spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in the UN (New York) USA, Egypt, France and Poland.

On December 14, H.E. Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation paid courtesy calls on Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Russian Federation, H.E. Ngo Duc Manh, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico, Norma B. Pensado Moreno.