Ivan Zakharchenko. The head of South Korea Park Geun-Hye won't go to 70th anniversary of great Victory in the Russian capital, instead of her at the celebration will go its special envoy, said on the first day of the weekend-Ministry of foreign Affairs of that state.

"Special adviser to the President on international relations Yoon sung-Hyun in the form of a presidential special envoy plans to participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war, which will be held in the Russian capital on may 9," - said in a released statement.

The foreign Ministry expressed hope that the visit to the capital of Russia, special envoy of the President of South Korea, also timed to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between 2 countries, will contribute to their further development ".

As pointed out, the decision of President Park Geun-Hye not to participate in activities in the capital of Russia ruled out the possibility of her meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN, who is invited to the celebration of the anniversary of the Victory. Yonhap quoted the expression occupying the high post of the envoy of the authorities of the Republic of Korea, who is not named, the South Korean government continuously mentions the possibility of a summit with North Korea, however, taking a decision on the question of a trip to the capital of Russia, " was concerned about whether to have the value of a fleeting meeting with Kim Jong-UN.

first of most Western leaders did not want to come to the capital of Russia at the celebration of may 9 due to increasing tensions with Russia over the situation in Ukraine. From the visit did not want the presidents of Georgia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Israel, the Prime Ministers of Sweden and Norway, and the UK. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is Expected to arrive in the Russian capital on may 10.

it is planned that the jubilee parade in the Russian capital will be one of the largest and most extensive in recorded history of the holiday. Traditionally, to celebrate the victory over fascism Russia calls the guests from many countries - on the 70th anniversary of the great Victory of the invitation received 68 foreign leaders and heads of UNESCO, the UN, EU and Council of Europe. For information on 8 April, a visit was confirmed by the leaders of 25 countries: presidents of India, South Africa, Vietnam, Mongolia, Egypt, and the leaders of Cuba, China, the Prime Minister of Greece and leader of Cyprus. For the first time on the Victory parade in the Russian capital there will arrive the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-UN.

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