India News | Career Diplomat Denis Alipov Appointed Russian Ambassador to India

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) Denis Alipov, a career diplomat and a "dedicated India specialist" with decades-long experience in this country, has been appointed the new Russian Ambassador to India, the Russian Embassy here said on Tuesday.

Alipov will succeed Nikolay Kudashev shortly, it said.

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"Denis Alipov, a career diplomat and dedicated #India specialist with decades long experience in this country has been appointed new Russian Ambassador to India," the Russian Embassy tweeted.

He will succeed Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev shortly, it said.

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Last month, summit talks were held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin here.

At the summit, India and Russia had inked 28 agreements to further broad-base their partnership and vowed to expand cooperation and coordination in dealing with major challenges like the threat of terrorism.

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