U.S. warship arrives in Vladivostok for Victory Day celebrations
07:2707/05/2010 VLADIVOSTOK, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in the Russian Far Eastern port of Vladivostok on Friday to take part in Victory Day celebrations.
Seventh Fleet Commander, Vice Adm. John M. Bird, also arrived in Vladivostok on an official visit. He will attend festivities dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Allied victory in the World War II.
A spokesman for the U.S. Consulate-General in Russia's Far East told RIA Novosti on Thursday that the Blue Ridge crew would take part in a military parade in downtown Vladivostok to symbolize the allied relations between the United States and Russia during the Second World War.
The cultural agenda of the visit includes a "culinary duel" between the U.S. and Russian sailors, a number of sport events, and visits to local schools and children's hospitals.
The world famous Seventh Fleet Band will perform several concerts at various events and on the streets of Vladivostok.
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