"Today we celebrate the common contribution that our peoples made to defeat fascism, we meet in Kirkenes to express our gratitude to the Soviet troops for the liberation of our territories and for making a contribution to living in free Norway today," RIA quotes Bakke-Jensen News.
He also emphasized the importance of holding joint conferences devoted to historical issues so that future generations would know the truth about World War II without distorting the facts.
On October 19, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Serbian President Alexander Vučić took part in a parade dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from the Nazis.