New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Senior diplomat Saurabh Kumar has been appointed as India's Ambassador to Belgium, a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

Kumar, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer and presently Secretary in the Ministry, will also be accredited as Ambassador of India to the European Union.

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He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

In another appointment, Robert Shetkintong, a 2001-batch IFS officer and presently Ambassador of India to Ethiopia, has been appointed the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Mozambique.

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He is also expected to take up the assignment shortly.

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