Medvedev to visit Chernobyl on disaster anniversary

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he will on Tuesday pay a landmark visit to Chernobyl in Ukraine to mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

By Solar Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published April 24, 2011

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he will on Tuesday pay a landmark visit to Chernobyl in Ukraine to mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

"Tomorrow (Tuesday) I will go to Chernobyl. There I am going to meet with my colleagues and also those who took part in the liquidation of the disaster," Medvedev said at a meeting in the Kremlin, without giving further details.

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