Russian president appoints new ambassador to Prague

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed on Thursday career diplomat Sergey Kiselev the new Russian ambassador to the Czech Republic. Mr Kiselev will replace Alexei Fedotov, who has been posted in the Czech capital since 2004. The newly appointed ambassador, 63-year-old Sergey Kiselev, previously served as the Russian envoy to the Seychelles and Singapore, and held several positions at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. The outgoing ambassador met with Czech President Václav Klaus on Thursday, and later told reporters that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev might visit the Czech Republic in the near future.