Ambassador Shobini Gunasekera met Mr. Dmitry Sergeevich Starostin, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, as part of the Embassy’s efforts to strengthen engagement with Russian regions and expand bilateral economic cooperation.
The discussion highlighted existing employment opportunities for Sri Lankan nationals in factories in the region and the interest among Russian tourists in visiting Sri Lanka. Ambassador Gunasekera expressed the Embassy’s interest in facilitating a business delegation from Nizhny Novgorod to participate in Sri Lanka Expo 2027, particularly representatives from the FMCG buyers and ICT sector, to explore trade, investment and business partnership opportunities.
Mr. Starostin invited the Ambassador to participate in the regional economic forum of Nizhny Novgorod, providing an opportunity to engage with potential business leaders and promote participation in the Expo.
Both sides also explored opportunities to collaborate on tourism promotion activities in 2027 to attract more visitors from the Nizhny Novgorod Region to Sri Lanka, further strengthening people-to-people ties and bilateral cooperation.
