Advocate for charge d'affaires Pyotr Burdkin has been the head of Russian Embassy in Azerbaijan for nearly a year.
Head of pres service of the Embasy Gennadi Yevsyukov stated that, P.Burdkin is a very experienced diplomat and has worked in many countries, was Chief Consul of his country in Australia that is why Russia doesn't make haste in appointing new ambassador to Azerbaijan.
However, G.Yevsyukov expressed his hope that a new ambassador will be appointed to Azerbaijan by the end of this year.
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