With close friends, customary dance performances and hushed political discussions among guests, the Russian Embassy celebrated its National Day in the capital on Wednesday. The event, which had
Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, MoS for External Affairs and Education, as the chief guest, saw some festive fireworks, too. While the absence of most European envoys was evident due to the ongoing RussiaUkraine war, the do was attended by ambassadors from countries like Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Qatar and Mozambique.

Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, MoS for External Affairs and Education and Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov

Hugo Javier Gobbi, Ambassador of Argentina and Shankar Prasad Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal

Diana Alipova

Madhu Jain, Tara Gandhi and Shahnaz Husain

Fleming Raul Duarte, Ambassador of Paraguay and Iraj Elahi, Ambassador of Iran

Andrei Rzheussky, Ambassador of Belarus and Chang Jae-bok, Ambassador of South Korea

Vijay and Vidyun Goel

Rajeev Sethi and Jatin Das
Russian ambassador Denis Alipov, said, “India-Russia special strategic partnership has shown strength and will keep going strong as ever.”
Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Education Rajkumar
Ranjan Singh, said, “It is a great pleasure for me to be present here and convey national day greetings to our Russian friends.”