Dmitry Medvedev in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg
© AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias
STRASBOURG, 1 July. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave a tribute to former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Farewell ceremony with the former head of the German government, who died on June 16, takes place on Saturday at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.
A memorial service organized at the initiative of the European Council, European Commission and the European Parliament (EP).
The coffin Kohl exhibited in the chamber of Parliament and covered with the flag of the European Union. A guard of honor in the hall are the soldiers of the special guard battalion of the Bundeswehr and the military Eurocorps – independent inter-state military structure of the EU.