The Russian Embassy in Colombo posted that the visiting Security Council Secretary also met with General GDH Kamal Gunaratne, Secretary of Defence.

Russian Media reported that the Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe received Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev during his visit to Colombo.

According to the press service of the Russian Security Council, the meeting "confirmed the commitment to further strengthen Russian-Sri Lankan relations in the economic and security spheres, as well as the cooperation between the two countries on international agenda issues."