Lukashenko to report on topic of joint appeal over 80th anniversary of Victory at CIS Summit

On October 8th, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko will make a report at the CIS Summit in Moscow on the agenda item related to the adoption of an appeal to the CIS nations and the world community in connection with the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 – as informed by CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev

“The main event within the CIS under Tajikistan’s chairmanship next year will be the holding of events related to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, so the primary issue of tomorrow’s meeting of the Council of Heads of State will focus on an appeal in connection with this date. President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko will make a report on the issue. This decision was made due to the fact that Belarus was one of the most affected former Soviet republics during the Great Patriotic War.”

Mr. Lebedev noted that the appeal will be aimed at preserving the memory of the Great Patriotic War, the feat that the peoples of the USSR contributed to the Great Victory and the need to take joint steps to counter the glorification of Nazis and their accomplices, to preserve the memory and memorials in honour of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. After adoption, the appeal will be distributed at the UN and other international organisations.