Russia names new ambassador to Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed Mikhail Yevdokimov as the new Ambassador of Russia to Azerbaijan.

Yevdokimov is replacing Mikhail Bocharnikov.

The new ambassador has been serving at the Russian foreign ministry since 1981. He was the Director of the First Department of CIS at the Russian Foreign Ministry since 2011.