Irina Volk to perform two songs at Names of Russia gala

Russian Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk will perform two songs at the Names of Russia festival gala, organiser Yuri Solomatin told a press conference at Interfax.

In a written greeting, Volk said she had accepted the organisers' invitation. Alexander Knyazev, head of the Interior Ministry's department for cooperation with civil society institutions and the media, read her message at the press conference.

Her programme will include a song by composer Alexander Zatsepin and Papa, a song dedicated to her father, the artist Vladimir Volk.