President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

Updated: 8 May 2017

On 8 May 2015, President Jacob Zuma visited Russia. On 9 May 2015, he joined a number of world leaders at the Russian capital Moscow for the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jacob Zuma had successful bilateral discussions in Moscow. The two leaders discussed the status and implementation of the Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) agreements and preparations for an ITEC conference to be held in Russia later in the year.

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South African History Online. (2017, May 8). President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123297

South African History Online (2017) 'President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War', South African History Online, 8 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123297 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).

South African History Online, President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123297, (accessed 28 July 2026).

"President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War." South African History Online, 8 May 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123297. Accessed 28 July 2026.

South African History Online. "President Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War." South African History Online. May 8, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123297.