“We hold commemorative events every year. On such days it is clearly visible how much in common between representatives of all the former republics of the USSR we remain a single people. Interest in our history is growing among emirate nationals as well as people who come from countries The European Union, the Middle East and Asia. Representatives of local authorities regularly come to us. We hope that the celebration of May 9 will become a good tradition for the Emirates, uniting the peoples of our countries, "said Russian Ambassador to the UAE Alexander Efimov.
As in the previous year, the festival was attended by ambassadors and consuls of European countries, such as Serbia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, diplomats from neighboring countries of the UAE, citizens of the United Arab Emirates, as well as representatives of public organizations of Russian compatriots and the media.
The decoration of the second half of the evening was the concert of the national and honored artist of Russia Oleg Gazmanov, who specifically interrupted his vacation and for the first time in history gave a gala concert on the occasion of Victory Day outside of Russia and the CIS countries.