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UN chief expected to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow

UNESCO Secretary General Irina Bokova is also expected to attend the celebrations in Moscow
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon EPA/Alejandro Bolivar
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
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MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Thursday.

"He was invited to attend the celebrations. We expect him to come," Gatilov said.

"We also expect UNESCO Secretary General Irina Bokova to come [to Moscow,] Gatilov said.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that the Kremlin would publish the list of Victory Day foreign guests in late April.