RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO ZAMBIA DIES

By Ruth Chayinda:

Russian Federation Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Zambia, Alexander Vilovich Boldyrev has died.

According to a statement issued to ZNBC News from the Russian Embassy in Zambia, Mr. Boldyrev died today in Lusaka.

Embassy staff have described Mr. Boldyrev as a real diplomat and a professional of the highest standard, who made a great personal contribution to the promotion of Russia’s interests abroad.

They also said that Mr. Boldyrev will be remembered for the establishment of partnerships with European and African countries.

Mr. Boldyrev graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1978 and devoted his entire life to the diplomatic service.

He also served as Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Great Britain, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the OSCE in Vienna -Austria, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Press, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to UNESCO, Deputy Director of the Department for Work with Compatriots Abroad.

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