Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will arrive in Moscow on a visit on May 8-9

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will arrive in Moscow on a two-day visit on May 8-9, where, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he will take part in the Victory Parade, press secretary of the Kazakh president Ruslan Zheldibay said on Facebook (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation). ).

During his visit, Tokayev will visit the Rzhev Memorial and honor the memory of the Kazakh soldiers of the 100th and 101st rifle divisions. He will also visit a mass grave in the village of Trubino, where his uncle Kasym Boltaev is buried.

Another guest of Putin at the Victory Parade will be Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. On May 8, the prime minister, at the invitation of the Russian president, will pay a working visit to Moscow, where he will take part in the upcoming May 9 events dedicated to Victory Day, reported on the site of the Armenian leader.

Prior to this, the only foreign leader whose visit is planned to Russia on Victory Day was the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Zhaparov. About this earlier wrote “Vedomosti”.

It is known that Putin invited President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to come to the celebration of Victory Day in Moscow. The Russian president also invited Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to the celebration. In the press service of Rahmon radio “Sputnik” reportedthat he has not yet decided whether he will come to the events in Moscow, but the president plans to participate in the celebration in Dushanbe.

Tomorrow, May 9, the Victory Parade will take place on Red Square in Moscow. Putin will take part in it and make a speech. Traditional reception in the Kremlin this year will not. Usually on Victory Day, the president met in the Kremlin with veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The last time this event was held in 2019. In 2020 and 2021. The reception was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and last year it also did not take place.

In 2022, there was not a single foreign leader at the Victory Day parade, which took place 2.5 months after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine. The Kremlin explained that at that time it was decided not to invite guests, since the date of the celebration is not an anniversary.