According to the order of the Russian president Vladimr Putin, Vasili Nikolayevich Istratov was appointed a plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassador of Russia to Azerbaijan, temporary charge d'affaires of Russia in Azerbaijan Peter Burdikin exclusively informed Trend.
According to Peter, Istratov is a professional diplomat. As told by Peter, the new ambassador will arrive in Baku by the beginning of July because Istratov is going to meet with the president Vladimr Putin in Moscow in late of June.