The military parade in Moscow will be attended by 29 foreign leaders, Ushakov said
A military parade on May 9 in Moscow on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany is expected to be attended by 29 foreign leaders, military officials from China and representatives from another 12 countries-Russian Foreign Policy Councilor Yuriy Ushakov said today.
He added that Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to have bilateral meetings with Chinese President Si Jinping and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Over 150 accredited diplomatic officials in Russia, as well as defense ministers from several countries, have been invited to the military parade in Moscow.
« We expect that 34 countries will send representatives to their defense ministries, » Ushakov said.
He added that Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Vietnam, Guinea, Bisao, Egypt, China, China, China, China, Palestine, Serbia, Slovakia, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia will be presented at the highest level.
Earlier, Ukraine said it would consider any participation in foreign military personnel at the parade as « support for the country aggressor ».
