Республика Камерун
Reception in Cameroon to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
On May 9, the Russian Embassy in Yaoundé held a reception commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Representatives of Cameroonian government authorities, public organisations, business community, mass media, Russian diaspora and Cameroonian graduates of Russian and Soviet universities attended the event.
A photo and documentary exhibition ‘Their exploit is immortal’ created by the TASS news agency as well as a display of the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow were organised as part of the reception.
In his speech H.E. Georgy TODUA, Russian Ambassador to Cameroon, emphasised the special role played by Russia in destroying the Nazism and defeating Hitler's Germany. The Ambassador urged to remember the immortal exploit of the generation that won the war and to uphold the enduring values of peace, justice and universal prosperity.