The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Belarus.
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus | |
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![]() Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
since 14 January 2022 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Minsk | |
Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Minsk |
Appointer | President of Russia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Website | Embassy of Russia in Belarus |
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Minsk.[1] There is a consulate general in Brest.[2] The post of Russian ambassador to Belarus has been held by Boris Gryzlov since 14 January 2022.[3]
History of diplomatic relations
editWith the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus were first established on 25 June 1992.[4]
Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus (1992 – present)
editName | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Igor Saprykin | Ambassador | 17 August 1992 | 25 November 1996 | |
Valery Loshchinin | Ambassador | 25 November 1996 | 24 February 1999 | |
Vyacheslav Dolgov | Ambassador | 24 February 1999 | 17 June 2002 | |
Alexander Blokhin | Ambassador | 26 July 2002 | 14 July 2005 | |
Dmitry Ayatskov | Ambassador appointee | 14 July 2005 | 30 November 2005 | Appointed on 14 July 2005 but appointment refused by Belarus and withdrawn on 30 November 2005 |
Aleksandr Surikov | Ambassador | 6 February 2006 | 24 August 2018 | |
Mikhail Babich | Ambassador | 24 August 2018 | 30 April 2019 | |
Dmitry Mezentsev | Ambassador | 30 April 2019 | 19 March 2021 | |
Yevgeny Lukyanov | Ambassador | 23 March 2021 | 14 January 2022 | |
Boris Gryzlov | Ambassador | 14 January 2022 |
References
edit- ^ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Беларусь" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Генеральное консульство Российской Федерации в Бресте (Республика Беларусь)" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Беларусь" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Политические отношения" (in Russian). Embassy of Russia in Minsk. Retrieved 14 February 2010.