Ambassador of Russia in Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov will arrive in Kiev in the morning on January 25 this year

This RBC-Ukraine informed the Charge d"affaires of Russia in Ukraine Vsevolod Loskutov.

Several media claims that the current administration of President Victor Yushchenko intends to recommend to the Foreign Ministry not to receive Russia"s ambassador submitted his credentials as "not specified in the documents addressed to the Ukrainian President, who will be awarded certificates.

At the same time, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia"s new ambassador to Ukraine will present his credentials in strict accordance with diplomatic protocol. "Russia has always meticulously followed the traditions of the protocol so that in diplomacy there, and I can assure you that this would happen and this time," - he answered the question about who exactly Zurabov will present his credentials after his arrival in Ukraine.

by diplomatic protocol, the new ambassador should first of all to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host country and give a copy of his credentials, and then can actually get to work. De jure, he recognized the Ambassador after presenting his credentials to the head of state.

Before, it was reported that next week, Ambassador Zurabov may arrive in Kiev. President Dmitry Medvedev on Jan. 19, 2010 instructed the ambassador of Russia in Ukraine M. Zurabov to assume his duties. Thus Medvedev expressed confidence that as a result of the final summing up of presidential elections in Ukraine there workable rule that is configured to develop constructive friendly and comprehensive relations with Russia.

Regarding development of the Russo-Ukrainian relations, Lavrov today said that Russia hopes to change attitudes towards Kiev cooperation with Moscow after the elections the new President.

recall a decree appointing Zurabov Ambassador of Russia in Ukraine was signed on August 5, 2009 A week later, Medvedev in an open appeal to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko called the policy of Ukraine"s departure from the principles of friendse41hip and partnership with Russia and announced that it has not yet sent in Ukraine new ambassador. The head of Russia"s state noted that the specific timing will be determined later, taking into account the actual development of Russo-Ukrainian relations.

Mikhail Zurabov was born in 1953, an engineer by education, cybernetics. In the 1990 member of the leadership of a number of large companies, in particular, was chairman of the board of directors "Converse Bank", headed from 1992 to 1998, the insurance company "Max". Then went to work in public authorities. He worked as advisor to the president of Russia Boris Yeltsin on Social Affairs, headed the Pension Fund of Russia and the Ministry of Health and Social Development. He worked as advisor to Presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev on reforming the social sphere.

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