Leaders of 53 states coming to victory day events in Moscow – official

Interfax-AVN military news agency web site
28 Apr 05

MOSCOW

The heads of state and government of 53 countries have so far
confirmed their intention to take part in the events in Moscow [on 9
May] commemorating the 60th anniversary of victory in the Great
Patriotic War.

“Fifty foreign heads of state [as received], the UN secretary general,
the president of the European Commission, and the UNESCO
director-general have so far confirmed their arrival in Moscow,” head
of the Russian presidential property management department Vladimir
Kozhin, who heads the organizing committee for the main events to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War,
told a news conference at the Interfax main office in Moscow on
Thursday [28 April].

Kozhin described the Moscow celebrations as a significant event both
for Russia and the entire civilized world.

According to Kozhin, “the leaders of 53 states are coming to the
festivities in Moscow at the level of presidents or heads of
governments; they are Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Albania,
Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia Hercegovina, Great
Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Israel, India,
Ireland, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan,
People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia,
the USA, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine,
Croatia, Finland, France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and
Japan.”

He noted that no confirmations had been received so far from the
leaderships of Georgia and Great Britain. The leaderships of Estonia
and Lithuania have officially declined to take part in the forthcoming
festivities in Moscow, Kozhin said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress