Russian Ambassador in Colombo Levan Dzhagaryan congratulating the new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said he hoped that the new leader will follow a neutral foreign policy.
The Russian Ambassador along with Russian Election Commission member Evgeny Shevchenko called on Election Commission (EC) Chairman R.M.A.L Rathnayake. Shevchenko was in Sri Lanka during the recent Presidential Election as an observer. The Russian Ambassador congratulated Rathnayake for conducting a successful election.
He said that EC Chairman Rathnayake had visited Moscow in March this year and received firsthand experience on the preparation for the Russian Presidential Election.
The Russian officials and Rathnayake exchanged views on strengthening further cooperation between the Election Commissions of two countries. Their discussion also revolved on introducing Russian electronic voting technology.
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