Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardana and the Russian Ambassador in Sri Lanka have discussed issues relevant to the two countries including regional cooperation and engagement in multilateral fora, the Foreign Ministry said. Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka Yury Materiy met the Foreign Minister at the Foreign Ministry premises on Friday. The meeting entailed a discussion on issues of relevance between Sri Lanka and Russia, including economic and technical cooperation, regional cooperation, and engagement in multilateral fora, the ministry said.