Dr. Saman Weerasinghe has been awarded the Order of Friendship (Orden Druzhby) by Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin, Moscow. The honour, one of Russia's highest civilian distinctions, recognises his decades of dedication to strengthening diplomatic, cultural, and economic ties between Sri Lanka and Russia. Dr. Weerasinghe is the only Asian recipient of the award...
The honour, one of Russia's highest civilian distinctions, recognises his decades of dedication to strengthening diplomatic, cultural, and economic ties between Sri Lanka and Russia. Weerasinghe is the only Asian recipient of the award in 2025, marking a proud milestone for Sri Lanka's global diplomatic presence.
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People- Saman Weerasinghe2
- Vladimir Putin2
Organisations- of the Russian Geographical Society2
- Sri Lanka-Russia Friendship Society2
- Moscow Medical Academy
Places- Sri Lanka2
- Colombo2
- Kremlin2
- Moscow2
- Russia2
- Russian Federation
- Russia.Saman
Keywords- prestigious
- civilian
- diplomat
- receives
- druzhby
- awards
- former
- honour
- lankan
- orden
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