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President pays respects to the ‘unknown soldier’
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President Maithripala Sirisena was received with a Guard of Honour at the Kremlin’s Alexander Garden when he visited the Red Square to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier-- the son of a soldier who served in WWII. The Military Commandant of Moscow received the President at the War Memorial and the President inspected the Guard of Honour before placing the wreath. The Russian Military Band played the national anthems of the two countries,while the President and the delegation stood at attention. Pic by Sudath Silva