The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the military parade in China dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people in the war against Japanese invaders and World War II, the CCTV channel reported.
The ceremonial event will take place on September 3 on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Reportedly 26 foreign leaders will attend the celebration, including the leaders of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
During the parade, the Chinese Air Force will showcase several types of fighters, including modernized models. The other high-ranking guests who have confirmed their participation:
- King of Cambodia - Norodom Sihamoni;
- President of Vietnam - Liong Koeng;
- Supreme leader of the DPRK - Kim Jong-un
- President of Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith;
- President of Indonesia - Prabowo Subianto;
- Prime Minister of Malaysia — Anwar Ibrahim;
- President of Mongolia — Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh;
- Prime Minister of Pakistan — Shahbaz Sharif;
- Prime Minister of Nepal — Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli;
- President of the Maldives — Muhammad Muizzu;
- President of Belarus — Alexander Lukashenko;
- President of Azerbaijan — Ilham Aliyev;
- Prime Minister of Armenia — Nikol Pashinyan;
- President of Iran — Masoud Pezeshkian;
- President of the Congo — Denis Sassou Nguesso;
- President of Russia — Valdimir Putin;
- President of Zimbabwe — Emmerson Mnangagwa;
- President of Serbia — Aleksandar Vucic;
- Prime Minister of Slovakia — Robert Fico;
- Leader of Cuba — Miguel Diaz-Canel;
- Acting President of Myanmar — Min Aung Hlaing.