President discussions with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev 18th June 2011 President Mahinda Rajapaksa also held fruitful discussions with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev during the visit to St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

President visits and paid flower tribute at Piskariovskoye Memorial Complex 18th June 2011 President Rajapaksa also visits and paid flower tribute at St. Petersburg Piskoryevskoye Memorial Complex, where over thousands

A bilateral meeting with President Hu Jintao & Spanish Prime Minister 17-18th June 2011 A bilateral meeting took place between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Hu Jintao on 17th June.

President participation at the 15th St. Petersburg Economic Forum 17th June 2011 President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited St. Petersburg from 16‐18 June 2011 regarding his participation at the 15th St. Petersburg

President visits Hermitage and Petrodvorets 16 & 18th June 2011 President Rajapaksa also visits Hermitage & Peterhof. State Hermitage Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, Saint

President visited St. Petersburg from 16‐18 June 2011 16th June 2011 President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited St. Petersburg from 16‐18 June 2011 regarding his participation at the 15th St. Petersburg Economic

A Reception and Dinner were held at Hotel Ritz Carlton 8th February 2010 A Reception and Dinner were held at Hotel Ritz Carlton from 19.00-22.00 hrs, and H.E. the President

රුසියානු රජයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ඇමෙරිකානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 300ක ණය පහසුකමක් 08 පෙබරවාරි 2010 විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය රෝහිත බෝගොල්ලාගම මහතා රුසියානු සමූහාණ්ඩුවේ මුදල් අමාත්‍ය හා රුසියානු සමූහාණ්ඩුවේ නියෝජ්‍ය අගමැති ඇලෙක්සි කුඩ්රින්

President held bilateral meetings with H.E. Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia 8th February 2010 President Rajapaksa met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 8th February for bilateral discussions at the Kremlin.

Sightseeing was limited to the Kremlin & Red Square 7th February 2010 Moscow City excursion was arranged for H.E. the President, First Lady and members of the delegation on 7th

Cultural Show “Sri Lankan Night” 7th February 2010 H.E. the President arrived at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia at 15.00 hrs as the Chief Guest of the “Sri Lankan

50th Anniversary of Peoples’ Friendship University Celebrations held at Kremlin. 06th of February 2010 The visit was associated with the bestowal of the “Doctorate Honoris Causa” by the Peoples’ Friendship

President arrived at “Vunukova” Airport on 6th February 2010 6th February 2010 President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa visited the Russian Federation for a three day working visit in February