V. P. Mikhaylov presented his credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Ambassador for the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka on October 16.

Mr. Mikhaylov born in 1951 in Moscow spent his childhood in St. Petersburg.

He obtained his graduation from the Moscow Institute of International Relations in the Foreign Ministry of Russian Federation specializing in English, Greek and Amharic Languages. After joining the Russian Foreign Service in 1974 he served in the Russian Embassy in Ethiopia. In 1980 he continued his education in the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow. From 1994 to 97 he worked in the Russian Embassy in Greece as Cultural Advisor.

Mikhaylov served in the Russian Embassy in Pakistan as a General Consul from 2003 to 2005. He has wide experience in both Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy. He also played an active and important role in initiating and implementation of Eurasian Organizations which includes all CIS countries. Mr. Mikhaylov worked in the Asian Department in the Foreign Ministry of Russian Federation from 2005 to 2008 and has wide experience in working with the Asian countries.