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Russian Federation

Celebrates National Day

(12 June 2009)

by

Öznur Çevik

Sevda Cenap And Music Foundation's President and Kavaklidere Wineries' Chairman Mehmet Basman

with businessman Erol Ucer and his wife Mine.

Once again, weather helped the host and the hostess and let guests attending the event enjoy the beautiful gardens of the Russian Embassy.

On the occasion of the National Day of the

Russian Federation (the Sovereignty Declaration Day), the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Ivanovskiy and his wife Irina hosted a reception.

The reception was attended by prominent figures of the Turkish capital, heads of diplomatic missions, deputy heads of missions, defense attachés and many Turkish businessmen and their wives.

The best looking couple of the event was Latvian Embassy's Counsellor Jurijs Pogrebnaks and his wife.

Although the couple will be leaving very soon

they looked beautiful and relaxed.

Russian Ambassador’s wife Irina Ivanovskaya with

Australian Ambassador Peter Doyle, his wife Jennifer Lee

and Israeli Ambassador’s wife Irit Levy.

EU term President and Ambassador of the Czech Republic Eva Filipi and Italian Ambassador Carlo Marsili.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Ivanovski having a nice chat with Minister of Industry and Trade Zafer Cağlayan.

Bulgarian Ambassador Branimir Mladenov with journalist Nur Batur and EU Counsellor Diego Mellado Pascua.

Charge d’Affaires of British Embassy Richard Potter with

Jordanian Ambassador Faris Mufti and his wife Lana.

Australian Ambassador’s wife Jennifer Lee and Israeli Ambassador’s wife Irit Levy with US Ambassadorial couple Jeffrey’s.

French Ambassador’s wife Isabelle Emie and

German Ambassador Eckart Kuntz.

British Defense Attaché Col. Richard Fraser Robinson and his wife Anna with British Embassy's Charge d’Affaires' wife Sonija Rotter and Russian Embassy's Defense Attache Col. Aleksey A. Anisimov.