Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be among guests of the Victory Day parade held on Moscow’s Red Square to celebrate the 80th anniversary of victory over the Nazi Germany, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal has told TASS.
When asked whether the Palestinian leader will travel to Moscow on May 9, the ambassador replied: "Certainly. He has an invitation, and he accepted it. He will come."
Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that invitations were sent to "many countries." The Kremlin official said he expected "broad [international] representation" during the festivities.
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, in turn, said military units from 19 friendly nations were invited to parade in the heart of Moscow.
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