Consulate General of Germany in St. Petersburg reception on the occasion of Day of German unity

On October, 5, 2016 the grand reception in Astoria hotel was held by Consulate General of Germany on the occasion of Day of German unity: it’s been 26 years since the date of falling of the Berlin wall.

Speech of Dr. Eltje Aderhold, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg, recently entered in a post, was interesting and informative. The speech dealt with issues of close ties between Germany and North-Western Region of the Russian Federation: there are more than seven hundred companies in the region with German participation, a lot of high school students are studying German language, cooperation in science and student's exchange are developing, the German culture events are taking place, and ties between twin-cities are maintained. Dr. Aderhold noted that Germans and Russian are willing to learn better each other and cooperate, and she, in turn, is ready to help in this cooperation.

Reception was held in very cordial atmosphere. Among guests were vice-governors of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, representatives of Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, figures from Academia, artists and businessmen. Representatives of WTN Spedition GmbH were among invited guests.

Dr. Eltje Aderhold, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg and Mrs. Tatiana Avdeeva, General Director of WTN Spedition GmbH