On January 26, the Russian Federation issued an agrément for the appointment of Yury Seliverstov, formerly Minister of Finance of the Republic of Belarus, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation. The agrément was requested by Belarus on January 22.
It is expected that the new head of the Belarusian diplomatic mission will shortly arrive in Moscow and present his credentials to the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, after which he will be able to assume office.
Moscow is confident that the development of large-scale bilateral cooperation will persist with positive momentum, and that integration processes will be further intensified within the framework of the Union State, the EAEU, the CSTO, and the CIS, where Yury Seliverstov will simultaneously represent the Republic of Belarus.
The Foreign Ministry of Russia confirms its readiness for a continued close interaction and coordination with the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation and wishes Yury Seliverstov every success in his new and responsible position.
