Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Yerevan, May 7 (Xinhua) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Moscow on May 9 to attend a parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, the head of the Armenian government said in the country’s parliament on Wednesday.
N. Pashinyan confirmed that he accepted the invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin, received during a telephone conversation on March 14. At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility of holding bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries on the sidelines of the festive events.
During World War II, about 600,000 Armenian soldiers fought in the ranks of the Soviet and Allied armies, almost half of whom were drafted from Armenia. About 200,000 fighters did not return from the battlefield. –0–