Putin highlights professionalism, erudition, creativity of late Russian ambassador to India
MOSCOW. Jan 26 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences on the demise of Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin.
"The passing of this outstanding diplomat is an irreparable loss to the Russian foreign service," the Kremlin press service cited Putin as saying in his condolences.
The president said that during the years of his work in the Russian Foreign Ministry, "Kadakin held various responsible posts in the central office and abroad, he always showed professionalism, analytical and creative skills; he was a real erudite."
"Kadakin firmly and consistently defended the country's interests, and actively facilitated the resolution of important tasks in foreign policy. He made a particularly strong personal contribution to the development of Russian-Indian relations, which are one of the priority directions of Russia's international line," Putin said in his condolences.
According to the media, Kadakin died in one of the central hospitals of New Delhi following a brief illness.
Kadakin was born in Chisinau on July 22, 1949.
He served as the Russian ambassador to Nepal from 1993-1997, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's linguistic support department from 1997-1999, head of the Russian diplomatic mission in India from 1999-2004, and Russian ambassador to Sweden from 2005-2009. He was re-appointed Russian ambassador to India in October 2009.