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Khodorkovsky’s parents arrive in Berlin to meet their son

Khodorkovsky will give a news conference in the German capital on Sunday

BERLIN, December 21, (ITAR-TASS). Parents of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former Russian oil tycoon, who was freed after a decade in prison by a presidential pardon and left for Germany, arrived in Berlin to meet their son.

According to local media, earlier in the day Khodorkovsky met in Berlin with his son Pavel, who arrived from New York. However, this information had not been confirmed so far.

As it became known to Itar-Tass, Khodorkovsky will give a news conference in the German capital on Sunday. The time and place of the news conference are being finalised.

The Berlin Wall Museum near Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin, was named as one of possible venues for the news conference.