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Putin posthumously awards Hero of Russia title to Karlov

Other News Materials 21 December 2016 18:27 (UTC +04:00)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree to posthumously award the Hero of Russia title to Ambassador Andrey Karlov murdered in Turkey
Putin posthumously awards Hero of Russia title to Karlov

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree to posthumously award the Hero of Russia title to Ambassador Andrey Karlov murdered in Turkey, TASS news agency reported citing the Kremlin press service.

"To award the title of Hero of the Russian Federation to Andrey Karlov (posthumously) for tenacity and courage displayed during his tenure as Russia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkey and big contribution to the implementation of the Russian foreign policy," says the decree signed by the head of state.

Andrey Karlov died after being fatally wounded in an armed assault in an art gallery in Ankara late Dec. 19.

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