South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov took part in the Victory Day parade on Red Square on Wednesday. Before the celebrations began, Russian President Vladimir Putin met guests, including the South Ossetian leader in the Kremlin Palace.
Anatoly Bibilov congratulated Vladimir Putin on behalf of the people of South Ossetia and thanked for the invitation.
The Victory Parade was held in the capital of Russia. Vladimir Putin with ten country leaders laid flowers in the Alexander Garden at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
According to the Kremlin press service, after the ceremonies, a reception was held for the heads of state invited to the Military Parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
“I want to thank you all again for coming to Moscow today, despite all the well-known difficult circumstances, that you took part in the celebrations dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. I have already said this is an obvious thing: for our peoples it’s a very significant, without exaggeration, very expensive event. Victory Day is celebrated in each of our states. Nothing has power, as they say in such cases, over the sincere, deep feelings of people who remember and honor heroes. And the holiday itself becomes every year even more vivid, piercing, overgrown with new traditions, it is very important, such as, for example, the processions of the Immortal Regiment, which are held on the territory of 115 states ..., said President of Russia.
Putin has expressed confidence that such unity, spiritual unity, reverence for the holiday, which was and remains one for all, is in tune with the dreams and hopes of dear veterans, everyone who brought closer the long-awaited and so dear Victory.
“Once again, I would like to say that I am sincerely glad to see all of you in Moscow. The legendary Parade of Winners, which took place 75 years ago, is our common history, as the Great Victory is shared,” said President of the Russian Federation.
President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Moldova Igor Dodon, President of Serbia Alexander Vucic, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Serbs Milorad Dodik also arrived in Moscow for the Victory parade.
