MINSK, 22 July (BelTA) – The presidents of Belarus and Russia, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, agreed on the appointment of a new ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation during a telephone conversation on the morning of 22 July, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The Belarusian side has already received the agreman. Ambassador Vladimir Semashko will be replaced by Deputy Head of the President Administration Dmitry Krutoy, who at one time was directly involved in the development of the Union State programs to advance the integration.