About the reception at the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan in honor of the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

On the evening of May 9, a solemn reception was organized at the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan in honor of the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A.K.Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan D.A.Durdyev, heads and employees of diplomatic missions, cultural figures, business circles and compatriots.

The reason for special joy was the presence at the celebration of veterans of the Great Patriotic War Agamyan Sergey Tevosovich, Oganisyan Elena Timofeevna, Pryanichnikova Antonina Pavlovna and Mammadova Galina Alekseevna.

The guests were shown an exhibition of campaign posters “Windows of Turkmentag”, which were published in Turkmenistan during the war.

In his speech, Russian Ambassador Ivan Volynkin noted that Turkmenistan is an example of a state that takes care of history and thanked the Turkmen Side for supporting our initiatives aimed at preserving the memory of the common Victory over the brown plague.