The second day of President Borut Pahor’s official visit to the Russian Federation (Saturday, 11 February) was spent in St Petersburg. The day was mainly focused on strengthening cultural and artistic ties between the two countries. President Pahor met St Petersburg governor Georgy Poltavchenko and both were present at the signing of letters of intent regarding cooperation between Festival Ljubljana and, respectively, the Mariinsky Theatre and the St Petersburg Philharmonia.