TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 5. Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Alexei Yerkhov as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Trend reports.
Prior to this appointment, Yerkhov headed Russia’s diplomatic mission in Türkiye.
His predecessor, Oleg Malginov, concluded his tenure as ambassador to Uzbekistan in June of this year.