Peskov Says Putin Got Invited To Austria's Kneissl Wedding During Visit To Vienna In June

Peskov Says Putin Got Invited to Austria's Kneissl Wedding During Visit to Vienna in June

Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to the wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl during his last visit to Vienna on June 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th August, 2018) Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to the wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl during his last visit to Vienna on June 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

"The president was in Vienna. It was in Vienna that he received an invitation from the minister and accepted it with pleasure," Peskov told reporters.

The spokesman noted that the Russian president would visit the wedding on his way to Germany, where he was scheduled to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"On the way to Berlin, the president will make a stop in Austria," Peskov said.

The wedding ceremony will be held at a winery located in the south of Austria's state of Styria on Saturday.