Cross year of Kyrgyzstan and Russia solemnly opens in Kremlin palace

AKIPRESS.COM - Moscow's Kremlin palace hosted the opening ceremony of the cross year of Kyrgyzstan and Russia on the evening of February 27.
Presidents Sooronbai Jeenbekov and Vladimir Putin delivered welcoming addresses.
About 200 artists from Kyrgyzstan performed in the ceremony along with Russian folk artists.
Honored Artist of Russia Anna Bolshova read an excerpt from Chinghiz Aitmatov's story "The Mother Field" on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.