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HEAD OF GERMAN GOVERNMENT INVITED TO JUBILEE PARTY OF WW II WINNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME
On 6 June 2004, the winner states are going to solemnly celebrate 60 anniversary of opening of the Second Front in Normandy, AzerTAj correspondent reports. For the first time, head of the government of Germany will participate at this anniversary gathering. It has to be reminded that ten years ago the former Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl was not invited to the 50th anniversary.
Accepting official invitation of the French President Jacques Chirac, Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that the invitation has a symbolic sense and the time is changing, the post-war period has elapsed and new era of Germany started, press service of Federal Government stated.
According to the press information, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Premier of England Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Poland Alexander Kwasneiwiski, as well as participants of the Resistance from numerous world countries will take part at the jubilee ceremony. The US President has not responded the invitation yet.