Russia appoints envoy to EAC

The Russian Federation has appointed its Ambassador in Tanzania, Alexander A. Rannikh, as its representative to the East African Community (EAC). Ambassador Rannikh yesterday presented his accreditation letter from the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, to the EAC Secretary General, Richard Sezibera. Sezibera hailed the existing bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and the individual EAC Partner States.