April 2014 – Udayanga Weeratunga

Monday April 28th, 2014in Receptions 0 Comments 0 Likes

Conference on Youth

The World Conference on Youth 2014
28th April 2014
His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga, Ambassador of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation hosted a dinner in his Residence to delegation from the Sri Lanka Youth Council on the 28th April 2014. A delegation from the Sri Lanka Youth Council visited Moscow, Russia from 28 April to 1 May 2014 as a part of a promotional campaign titled “Round the World in 40 Days” of the World Conference on Youth (WCY 2014) which is scheduled to be held from 6th – 10th May 2014 at the BMICH in Colombo. The Delegation was headed by Mr. Saman Bandara, Assistant Director of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development, and included Mr. R.A.S. Kumara, General Secretary, Sri Lanka Federation of Youth Clubs, Mr. A. Thevarajah, Member of National Federation, Sri Lanka Federation of Youth Clubs and Mr. T.Y. Kamalsiri, General Manager (Sirasa TV), Mr. I.R.M. Angello, Program Producer (MTV). Mr Samanth Pathirana, Minster Counsellor of the Sri Lanka Embassy also included to the delegation.
The delegation meets the counter partners at Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on 29 April. Mrs. Volkava Svetlana Vadimovna, Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy on Youth, Child Rearing and Child Welfare of the Ministry of Education and Science welcoming the Youth Council Delegation at a promotional event extend greetings to Sri Lanka to host WCY 2014. By Sri Lanka side, a video presentation was made on the WCY 2014 to be held in Colombo where information was shared with regard to the preparations to the WCY 2014.
Other delegation members of Russian side includes Mr. Zagryadskiy Anton Andreevich, Senior Specialist – Expert of the International Department, Mr Zavarzin Denis Segeevich, Assistant Director, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, Mrs. Evko Olga Olegovna, Consultant of the International Affairs Divition and Mr. Bagrov Sergey Valeryevich, Board Member of the Association of Privet Units, National Youth Council of Russia.

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Wednesday April 23rd, 2014in Workshop 0 Comments 0 Likes

Workshop with SriLankan

Tourism workshop with SriLankan Airlines
23th April 2014
A workshop on Sri Lanka was held 23 April 2014 at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow. Workshop was organized by the Embassy in collaboration with Sri Lankan Airlines. The event was attended by more than 30 tour agents interested in comprehensive and reliable information about Sri Lanka as well as being educated to sell and promote this attractive and promising destination
His Excellency Mr. Udayanga Weeratunga, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation opened the workshop with a lecture in Russian language. For two hours the Ambassador spoke about the history and culture of the country, visa regime, main tour routes and sights of the island. His Excellency informed the participants about the achievements and development of tourism sector in Sri Lanka. The statistics show that Sri Lanka successfully pursue the target set by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, to attract 2.5 million tourists by 2016.
The seminar was also attended by the representatives of SriLankan Airlines Office in Moscow. The managing Director of SriLankan Airlines in Moscow, Ms. Anna korolkova, spoke about joining OneWorld, the fleet expansion and the benefits of direct flights to Colombo, connection capabilities and on-board services. He also introduced one of the Airline’s new products such as Air Taxi, which allows tourists to minimize time for internal transfers across the island. A comprehensive presentation was given to the representative on ticketing facilities and avoiding complications.
All the participants were invited for a delicious Sri Lankan lunch, and Ceylon Tea arranged by the Embassy.

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Wednesday April 16th, 2014in Receptions 0 Comments 0 Likes

SriLankan New Year Celebration

Embassy welcomes New officer with new Year Celebration
16th April 2014
His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga, Ambassador of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation hosted a dinner reception in his Residence to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New year on the 16th April 2014. SriLankan Business community living in Russia and members of Sri Lankan Diaspora, Staff of the Embassy along with the staff of the SriLankan Airlines office of Russia were present at the occasion.
The SrilAnkan Airlines crew who flew in the flight UL 530 operating Colombo-Moscow were also invited to celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year with the Embassy and Sri Lanka Diaspora.
His Excellency the Ambassador welcomed all the guests, wished for a happy and prosperous New Year. Further He explained about the work plan the embassy has prepared for the year 2014.especially promotion of tourism in Sri Lanka.
Further the at the event His Excellency the Ambassador welcomed and introduced Group Captain Ravindra Liyanagamage who assumed duties as the Defense Advisor of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia.
Group Captain Liyanagamage expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and said he is determined to continue to strengthen the bilateral military relations of Sri Lanka with all the nations the Embassy is Accredited to.
Traditional sweets and Sri Lankan cuisine was presented to the guests and famous Ceylon tea.

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Friday April 11th, 2014in Meeting 0 Comments 0 Likes

Meting of Heads of Law

XIII Meting of Heads of Law Enforcement Organizations
11th April 2014
XIII Meting of Heads of Special Services, Security Agencies and Law Enforcement Organizations was held from 9 to 10 April 2014 in Sochi in Russian Federation with the participation of heads of special services, Security Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies of foreign states. The meeting was attended by 96 delegations from 63 nation states, as well as 3 international organizations, including the UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and UNSC Committees, Shanghai Cooperation Organization Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO RATS), Anti-Terrorism Center of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CISATC).
Participants’ exchange of opinions during the discussion was helpful in terms of building stronger mutual trust in matters of strengthening counteraction against the terrorist use of weapons and explosives.
The Meeting became a platform for the exchange of practical experience on provision of security during major international events. The participants stated the necessity of terrorism-related threats during the stage of preparation as well as in the actual course of such events. Considering the repercussions of recent developments in terrorist activities in the world at large, the main focus of the conference was on information sharing through formal data bases and learning through others’ experiences. Based on the current terrorist threat assessment, participants of the Meeting agreed on necessity of the ongoing counterterrorist campaign expansion to counter extremism.
Mr. CN Wakista, Deputy Inspector General, State Intelligence and Mrs. MSP Suryapperuma, Senior Additional Secretary, Ministry of Law and Order took part the meeting from Sri Lanka. His Excellency the Ambassador hosted a dinner in honour of officers participated.

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Friday April 4th, 2014in Receptions 0 Comments 0 Likes

Working Dinner with Tarpan Tea

Ambassador Weeratunga hosts Tarpan Tea staff for a Working dinner
4th April 2014
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation H.E. Udayanga Weeratunga and Madam Uma Weeratunga hosted Russian Tea Company Tarpan Tea, Mr. Vitaliy Soloveychik and Staff to a working dinner on 04th april. The dinner took place at the Official Residence of Ambassador Weeratunga. The event was arranged to discuss the Ceylon Tea market in Russia.
The group of companies “Tarpan” was founded in 1998 in Russia, as the official representative of the world-famous producers of tea, coffee and related products. On our site you will find a lot of useful information about the prices, range, types of products we represent. The catalog of products more than 4,000 items. Brands and BASILUR TIPSON are registered trademarks Basilur Tea Exports (Pvt) Ltd.