Will a military parade be held in Uzbekistan on 9 May? - The Ministry of Defense comments

Military parades will not be held in Uzbekistan on 9 May – the Day of Memory and Honor.  On 25 April, Deputy Chief of the General Administration of Educational and Ideological Work of the Defense Ministry, Lieutenant Colonel Oybek Mammadaliyev said this at a press conference in the National Press Center.

During the conference, journalists asked whether military parades had been planned in Uzbekistan on the eve of 9 May.

«There was no parade before this either, including last year.  There is no information about whether a military parade will be held », - Oybek Mamadaliyev said.  

According to the statement from the Ministry’s representative, 9 May is celebrated in Uzbekistan as «Day of Memory and Honor», not «Victory Day».  The events devoted to 9 May – Day of Memory and Honor continues not only in the Defense Ministry, but also throughout the country. Activities to honor and respect older persons have been launched all over the country.

For reference, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan said that the country would not hold a military parade on 9 May.