Lukashenko replaces Belarusian ambassador to Russia

MINSK. Aug 1 (Interfax) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has appointed Dmitry Krutoi as the new Belarusian ambassador to Russia.

"The president addressed personnel issues on August 1. The head of state appointed Dmitry Nikolayevich Krutoi as the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation. Concurrently, he will serve as plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Belarus to the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States and special representative of the Republic of Belarus for integration in the Union State, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Collective Security Treaty Organization," the First Man's Pool Telegram channel, close to the presidential administration, said on Monday.

Krutoi will replace Vladimir Semashko as the Belarusian ambassador to Russia. As deputy chief of staff of the Belarusian presidential administration, Krutoi will be replaced by former Finance Minister Maxim Yermolovich, whose most recent posting was as Belarusian ambassador to the United Kingdom.