Russia will send, at the beginning of next year, a new Ambassador to Republic of Moldova.

According to Kommersant, Oleg Vasneţov will replace Farit Muhametşin, who held the position for nearly six years, his mandate expiring in 2018. From 2009, Vasneţov works in the central office of the Moscow Foreign Ministry.

During 1996 - 2000, he was the councilman of the Russian Ambassador to France. The Russian official knows French, English and Bulgarian.