Russian President Putin calls for closer cooperation with Sri Lanka

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for closer cooperation with Sri Lanka. Putin said that Russia maintains traditionally friendly relations with Sri Lanka and is interested in closer trade and economic cooperation, including in fishery, agriculture and tourism. “I would like to note that in September we signed a bilateral intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation,” he added.

The Russian President made the comments after accepting the credentials from Dayan Jayatilleka as Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to Russia yesterday (Thursday).

Dr. Jayatilleka presented his Letters of Credence in a solemn ceremony bringing together the newly-appointed Ambassadors of 23 countries in the magnificent St. Alexandre’s Hall of the Kremlin. The credentials were received by President Putin, accompanied by Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yury Ushakov, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Russian President.