Until Victory Day parade on Red Square less than two months, but already find out who the leaders of states will attend the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Pre-participation in the celebration confirmed more than 30 heads of state.
According to newspaper “Izvestia» , citing a source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, invitations were sent to many heads of state, heads of various organizations. At the end of January 2015 their participation in the event on Red Square confirmed 20 leaders at the beginning of March there were more than 30.
The official comment on the visit of the heads of states and foreign delegations in Moscow on May 9 in the Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry refused, saying that about understanding who will come and who is not there – the very information about high-ranking guests will be revealed closer to April.
Heads are expected to arrive in Tajikistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Vietnam, North Korea, the Netherlands, Greece, Egypt, Israel.
Separately discussed the visit of French President Francois Hollande. The administration of Francois Hollande said it had received an invitation, but no official until. Surrounded by French president noted that Vladimir Putin this year accepted the invitation and visited France in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy.
Recall that on March 11, German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused to come to Moscow on May 9. However, she noted that he was going to come the next day to lay with Russian President Vladimir Putin a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Press Secretary Office of the German Steffen Seibert said that Merkel is unable to attend a military parade because of the position of Russia in the Crimea and the situation in the east of Ukraine, but wants to “properly and with dignity” pay tribute to the victims.
In the British Embassy reported that “Prime Minister Cameron will not be present, and its participation was not planned.” US President Barack Obama has also been invited to the parade, but no response yet from him had been received. The Embassy of Austria declared that “the president was invited to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the May 9 Victory, but it is not known whether it will be in Moscow.” The Embassy of Hungary also no precise information on participation in an event dedicated to the anniversary of the Victory, but most likely the country’s leaders to visit Moscow these days. In the embassies of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy are waiting lists of delegations in April.
But the Poles refused to participate in an event on Red Square. Difficult situation with Ukraine – according to “Izvestia”, the parade will come to Moscow some deputies of the Verkhovna Rada. In addition, going to be representatives of the DNI and the LC.
On the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow in 2010, came to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Hu Jintao, President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov, President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, leaders of several CIS countries, including Belarus and Ukraine. Total for the celebration of Victory Day 5 years ago in the Russian capital came about 30 heads of state and government. Among them – the leaders of the CIS countries, Vietnam, Israel, Latvia, Greece, Macedonia, Mongolia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy.
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