Queen Sirikit's visit to Russia 2007

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Their Majesties the King and the Queen invited to Russia


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Sunday extended an invitation from President Vladimir Putin to Their Majesties the King and the Queen to make a royal visit to Russia next year to celebrate the 110th anniversary of HM the King Chulalongkorn's visit there in 1897.
HM the King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a grandson of HM the King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V), who met Nicholas II during his visit to Russia.

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[krissy_au]

Don't think he'll travel aboard ever again due to his health. Very likely that Queen Sirikit will accept this invitation.

[ysamnuan]

MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax) - Queen Sirikit of Thailand may soon visit Russia, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Thai counterpart Nit Phibunsongkram on the sidelines of the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Seoul earlier in the day.
"The sides discussed preparations for an upcoming state visit by Queen Sirikit to Russia and bilateral relations, including their legal basis," the ministry said.

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Thai Newspaper -Thairath- say that HM the Queen will strat a 10-day visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg on July 2.

[Vanesa]

I always admired Queen Sirikit for being so active. I can feel she is really close to her people.

Vanesa.

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Queen to visit Russia next week

(dpa) - Her Majesty the Queen will leave for a 10-day visit to Russia beginning on Monday, as the official representative of His Majesty the King to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Thai-Russian relations.

The royal visit by Queen Sirikit is in response to an invitation by Russian President Vladimir Putin to celebrate diplomatic relations that were initiated during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, or Rama V.

Her Majesty will begin her visit at the Kremlin in Moscow, where she will preside over an exhibit of Thai handicrafts. She then is to travel to St Petersburg for a tour of historical sites including the Peterhof Palace where King Chulalongkorn stayed during his visit to Russia in 1887.

While in St Petersburg the Queen will receive an honourary doctorate in oriental languages and cultures from the University of Saint Petersburg.
Bangkok Post Breaking News

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According to RBCNews, This will be a Thai Queen's first visit to Russia during 110 years of bilateral relations between Russia and Thailand.

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Queen departs on Russian visit

Bangkok (dpa) - Thai Queen Sirikit departed Monday for a nine-day visit to Russia as the official representative of her husband, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Thai-Russian relations, officials said.

Sirikit, 74, and her entourage were sent off from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport by Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, airport officials confirmed.

She is to stay in Russia until July 11 before travelling on to Austria on July 11 to 16 and then to Germany from July 16 to 22 on private visits, said a statement issued by the Bureau of the Royal Household.

The visit to Russia came in response to an invitation by Russian President Vladimir Putin to celebrate diplomatic relations that were initiated during the reign of Thai King Chulalongkorn, or Rama V.

Sirikit is to meet Putin Thursday when the Russian president plans to host a royal banquet on her behalf.

On Saturday, she is to visit St Petersburg as the official guest of the city governor for a tour of historic sites, including the Peterhof Palace, where Chulalongkorn stayed during his visit to Russia in 1897.

While in St Petersburg, the Thai queen is also to receive an honorary doctorate in Eastern languages and cultures July 9 from the University of Saint Petersburg.

Both 2006 and 2007 mark special anniversaries for Thailand's royal family. On June 9 last year, Bhumibol commemorated his 60th year on the throne, making him the world's longest reigning monarch.

On December 5 this year, the much-revered monarch will turn 80. Bhumibol, who has not travelled abroad for decades, is the ninth monarch in the Chakri dynasty, which founded Bangkok as its capital in 1782.

Bangkok Post Breaking News

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Queen Sikirit arrives in RF to take part in jubilee celebrations
ITAR-TASS
MOSCOW, July 2 (Itar-Tass) - Queen Sikirit of Thailand arrived in Moscow on Monday on a 10-day state visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in the celebrations marking the 110th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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President Putin congratulated King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand on the jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Putin said, “The traditions of friendship, mutual respect and confidence laid down over a century back are characteristic of present Russia-Thai ties.”
“Our cooperation now develops in every area largely due to this, and also thanks to intensive bilateral contacts, also at the summit level. We regard the visit to Russia by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit as an event marking a stage in our relations. I am sure it will open a new page in Russian-Thai relations and will further enrich them,” Putin said in his greetings message.
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In October 2003 Putin made his first state visit to Thailand. He was received by King Adulyadej and Queen Sikirit in Bangkok.

Thai Queen Sirikit steps off her plane at the Vnukovo-2 Airport

Thai Queen Sirikit inspects a honour guards during her arrival in Moscow's Vnukovo-2 airport

Thai Queen Sirikit and Russian Regional Development Minister Vladimir Yakovlev at the Vnukovo-2 Airport.

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Her Dress
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Her smile

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Her second day in Moscow

Thai Queen Sirikit takes a walk on Red Square

Thai Queen Sirikit takes a walk on Red Square

Thai Queen Sirikit takes a walk on Red Square

Thai Queen Sirikit takes a walk on Red Square in front of the St.Basil Cathedral

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Queen Sirikit with Pres.Putin of Russia (profimedia)

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[BeatrixFan]

Queen Sirikit looks wonderful. It's so rare to see a visit like this and Her Majesty seems to have handled it in spectacular fashion. She's a true asset to the Thai people.

[ysamnuan]

Hardly believe, she is almost 75 years old!!

[Florencia]

Thailand's Queen Sirikit and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko (R) are pictured, 07 July 2007, during a tour at the Grand Palace in Peterhof, the czarist summer estate outside St. Petersburg. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER DROZDOV

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Queen Sirikit is pictured, 08 July 2007, during a tour at the Hermitage Fine Art Museum in Saint Petersburg

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Queen Sirikit (L) looks at the gifts of King Rama V of Siam (as Thailand was called then) to Russian Tsar Nikolai II in the Kunstcamera museum in St.Petersburg, Russia, 09 July 2007.

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HM Queen Sirikit smiles while presenting her gift (Golden-Niello Ewer) to rector of St.Petersburg State University Lyudmila Verbitskaya, right, during a visit in the university, St.Petersburg. HM the Queen was awarded Monday with an honorary degree in St.Petersburg State University.