The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, in charge of relations with the CIS countries, has changed.

APA's Moscow correspondent informs that Mikhail Galuzin has been appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov, who is in charge of relations with the CIS countries.

It should be noted that Mikhail Galuzin was recently recalled from the post of Russian ambassador to Japan and was appointed deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Until now, relations with the CIS countries have been managed by Deputy Minister Andrey Rudenko of the Russian Foreign Ministry.