On the eve of the 77th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, a flower-laying ceremony was held at the Eternal Flame of Glory Memorial in the Fraternal Garden of Astrakhan, the STRBC (State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) Lotos informs.
The event was attended by Consul General of Iran Mehdi Akuchakian, Consul General of Kazakhstan Tauboldy Umbetbayev, Consul of Turkmenistan Guych Garayev, as well as Acting Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Astrakhan Mergen Dzhevakov.
The diplomats honored the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War with a minute of silence, and after the ceremony congratulated the people of Astrakhan on the upcoming Victory Day.
On May 9, Russia celebrates the 77th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War.