The head of the Council of Europe Torbj?rn Jagland will participate in activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory in world war II on 9 may in Strasbourg, said the press service of the Council. on the first Day weekend in Strasbourg " event will be held on the occasion of Europe Day and the commemoration of the end of the Second world war ", RIA " Novosti ".
As stressed in the Council, " the Secretary General of the Council of Europe will perform in front of spectators and participants will lay flowers in memory of those who gave their lives in the battle with fascism ". This year the head of some countries will not attend the festive event. So, to visit Moscow on may 9 did not want the U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Cameron D., head of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Finland, Montenegro, Croatia, as well as the premiere of the Netherlands and Norway. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also made the decision not to visit Moscow on may 9 to participate in the Victory parade. Media told that she does not want to " offend the Ukrainian government ". However in a press-service of the Chancellor stated that Merkel will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on may 10. The head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on may 9 is going to take pardoned in Minsk, but will have the opportunity to visit Moscow on may 7-8. Explaining the decision of the Belarusian leader, In the leadership of the Russian Federation has told that Belarus is a large volume celebrates Victory Day and thus it jointly with Russia.
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