He, along with a Russian delegation, landed at Bandaranaike International Airport at around 10:52 a.m. today.
The delegation was received by Nishantha Jayaweera and the Russian Ambassador to Colombo, Levan S. Dzhagaryan.
Earlier this week, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that formal government-level discussions have already commenced to secure fuel supplies from Russia.