On December 5, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain attended the opening of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Madrid. Also, in attendance was First Lady of the Russian Federation, Her Excellency Svetlana Medvedeva, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Spain, Alexander Kuznetsov, Spain’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña, Ambassador on Special Mission of the Year Dual Spain-Russia, Mikhail Schvidkoy, and the coordinator of the Year Dual Spain-Russia, Juan Jose Herrera de la Muela.
During the inauguration there were several performances of Spanish-Russian folk music. Afterward, H.M. Queen Sofia and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva toured a photography exhibition by Andrey Terekhin and the Russian Center of Science and Culture’s library.
Today’s opening was the closing of the Year Dual Spain-Russia. The Year Dual Spain-Russia has given new impetus to bilateral cooperation in the humanitarian field, serves to develop relations in the field of science, culture and education between Spain and Russia.
Photo courtesy of Casa de Su Majestad el Rey
H.R.M. SOFIA OF SPAIN – IS SIMPLY UNIQUE, I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN MY THOUGHTS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND IS ALWAYS FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILY TOO LITTLE THE ADMIRATION WE HAVE FOR -THE LADY- SPAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS. HER MAJESTY IS A PERFERCT HUMAN BEING. GOD BLESS HER AND HER FAMILY.
WITH ALL MY RESPECTS.
ANNA GERAKIS-ATHENS – ITALY -TRIPOLI LIBYA-