Islamabad (TDI): Russian Embassy in Islamabad celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War alongside the envoys and ambassadors of Central Asian countries, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, on May 9.
An extensive celebration included a parade, a concert, and planting of trees as part of the international campaign “Garden of Memory.”
Russia deeply values the victory it achieved as the former Soviet Union fought against Germany in the World War II’s Great Patriotic War, and came out victorious.
The Embassy celebrated the occasion with the former Soviet Republics, which are now independent states of Central Asia.
🎗On May 9, Ambassador Albert P. Khorev, Ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, diplomats from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Embassy staff and their family members, as well as compatriots living in Pakistan took part in the “Immortal Regiment” march held at… pic.twitter.com/qRx9FdPCJw
— RusEmbassy_Pakistan (@RusEmbPakistan) May 12, 2025
Making a speech on the occasion, the Russian Ambassador Albert P. Khorev “emphasized the contribution of the brotherly former USSR republics to the common victory and stressed Russia’s present-day determination to firmly defend its national interests, history and traditional values.”
Ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, diplomats from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Embassy staff and their family members enthusiastically took part in the “Immortal Regiment” parade and later planted trees in the Embassy’s garden.
This was followed by a concert, which featured performances by students of the Embassy School and Cossacks of the State Song and Dance Ensemble “Stavropolye.”
The celebrations have been going on for weeks now and the Embassy hosted multiple events to commemorate this special anniversary.
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Back home in Russia, Putin was joined by twenty nine world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, in the grand Victory Day Parade; for which Russia also announced a day’s ceasefire with Ukraine.
Earlier, the Russian Embassy hosted the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, alongside other dignitaries and a cake cutting took place to commemorate the anniversary.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Zardari highlighted the growing momentum in Pakistan-Russia relations and expressed confidence that recent high-level interactions between the two countries have laid a solid foundation for deeper engagement and greater understanding.
Nuzhat Rana is the Managing Editor (website) at The Diplomatic Insight.
