Following a 146-day successful orbital flight, the crew members R.Romanenko (Russia), C.Hadfield (United States), T.Marshburn (Canada) safely landed on hospitable Kazakhstani land. The Russian Embassy representatives participated in welcoming the astronauts and took a number of commemorative pictures.

On June 11, 2013 the Embassy of the Russian Federation hosted a reception devoted to the national holiday – Day of Russia

On June 18, 2013 the Children’s Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation, Pavel Astakhov, held a press conference in the Embassy of Russia in Astana