Ildar Khalikov lays flowers on war graves at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan

9 May 2015, Saturday
On May 9, solemn events dedicated to the Victory Day began with the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths on the war graves and monuments to soldiers fallen in battles during the WWII.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic Shamil Gafarov, Deputy Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Tatiana Larionova and other regional officials took part in a ceremony at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan.

Prior to the ceremony Tatarstan Prime Minister talked with the veterans and congratulated them on the Victory Day. Khalikov also visited an exhibition of military weapons at the entrance to the Arsk cemetery.

The ceremony participants laid flowers and wreaths on the monuments and war graves, and observed a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of those who fell in battles of the WWII.
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