Yevgeny Primakov is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery

Former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

Before the funeral, a funeral service was held in the temple of the Novodevichy Convent, which was held by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill.

The funeral ceremony, among others, was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov, speakers of both houses of parliament Valentina Matvienko and Sergei Naryshkin.

Primakov was buried with military honors as a prominent statesman.

TASS

• was held in the Hall of Columns in Moscow . Earlier, on June 29, a farewell ceremony for Primakov
• Yevgeny Primakov died on June 26 after a severe and prolonged illness.