He was accorded a Guard of Honour on arrival and warmly received by the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. Alexander A. Karchava, the Commander of the warship squadron, Captain 1st Rank Alexander V. Potapov and the ship's Commanding Officer, Captain 1st Rank Aleksey V. Antsiferov.

After viewing the photo exhibition, the Commander of the Navy boarded Russian Naval Ship "Admiral Panteleev" at the invitation of the Commander of the Warship Squadron and attended a function that marked the friendship and goodwill between the two friendly Navies where he commended their efforts in organizing a very informative exhibition during the short-stay in Colombo.

The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva  was present on the occasion.