OREANDA-NEWS. June 26, 2008. Today President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus and Mrs. Alma Adamkienл bade farewell in Kaunas Airport to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands who completed her state visit to Lithuania.

Earlier in the day, Valdas Adamkus together with his wife and the Queen of the Netherlands visited the home of Japanese diplomat Ch. Sugihara. The last place visited by the Queen during this state visit was Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium, where  the Queen and Lithuanian Presidential Couple watched a lesson of excellence given by the quartet Loeki Stardust for students of the Gymnasium, after which the key of the town was ceremonially handed to the Queen in Kaunas Town Hall.

A photo-album portraying the most beautiful moments of the Queen’s visit in Lithuania was presented to the Queen as a gift.

“This prominent personality full of human warmth and chivalry was earnestly interested in Lithuania’s history and was eager to learn as much as possible about its culture and scientific and economic achievements and those by young people.  This first visit by the Queen of the Netherlands leaves us with a warm memory in our history”, President Adamkus said.