Lavrov expressed hope for the participation of all CIS leaders in the Victory Day Parade on May 9.

Russia expects all the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries to take part in the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9. This was announced on April 11 by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"I want to emphasize that everyone emphasized the special importance of the events dedicated to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 9. We will be glad to see our friends from the CIS countries at events in Moscow dedicated to this memorable date, which is important for our fraternal peoples and for all mankind," he said at a press conference following a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Alma Ata.

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