Putin appoints new ambassador to Syria
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Alexander Yefimov as Russian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Syria. The president’s order was published on the official portal of legal information, TASS reports.
Until October 11 Yefimov had served as Russian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
According to information on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, Yefimov was born in 1958. He graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). He speaks Arabic and English.