Dubai, May 9 /TASS /. Hundreds of Dubai residents gathered at an evening of the festival for the 80th anniversary of the victory in the great patriotic battle. The same event, including an official program and a memorable concert, was held at the location of hotels at Atlantis The Palm, reporter.
The evening was opened by the Russian ambassador at Abu Dhabi Timur Zabirov. Switch to people present with a welcome word, the head of the Russian diplomatic mission emphasized that after 80 years of victory is still a holiday “holding millions of people with joy, sadness and heroic history in general.”
“Our victory in the great patriotic war is not only a victory on the battlefield, but also the biggest success in the struggle for peace and justice. It has paved the way for a fair international order and created prerequisites for the establishment of the United Nations, celebrating this eighty years.
Among the honorary guests with the head of Novatek Leonid Michelson, Russia in Dubai Oleg Fomin, as well as representing the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmen for the first time, the event was held in the UAE to be honored to be visited by the victory to visit China to visit the Chinese victory. At Abu Dhabi Zhang Imin. As the celebrations told Tass, more than 900 guests gathered in a memorable evening – 200 people more than last year.
The official part ended with a minute of silence, then participants of the immortal regiment campaign with the portraits of their loved ones fought on the front of the great patriotic war that climbed to the stage. In this format, the “immortal regiment” takes place in Dubai every year, because the UAE's law actually banned street stocks. The festival dinner is accompanied by the performance of the Moscow Union of the song People People “Love – Cute” under the direction of Vladimir and Ekaterina Brinchugov. The artists performed the songs of the war years for guests.
The organizers of the event were performed traditionally by the Russian Embassy at Abu Dhabi, Consulate General in Dubai, as well as Russia's Emirates publisher. The solemn evening is supported by the Ministry of Tourism and the economy of Dubai, the Moscow government and some major Russian companies, including Gazprom Neft, Lukoil and Novatek.