Cuba present at the ceremony for the Day of the Victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War held in Lebanon.
Ambassador Jorge León Cruz, together with other members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Lebanon, authorities and personalities of the country, were present at the celebrations for the Victory Day of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War.
The main event, presided over by the Russian Ambassador Alexander Rudakov and the Lebanese Minister of Energy Walid Fayad, included the screening of a historical video and a concert with typical Russian songs and dances.
In his opening speech, Russian Ambassador Alexander Rudakov highlighted the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, when the Soviet Union lost 27 million people in the Great Patriotic War that culminated in the defeat of fascism.