Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД РФ) is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs
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 of Russia
Russia
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. Its predecessor organisation is the Ministry of External Relations of the USSR. The current Foreign Minister is Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov
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.

See also

  • List of Russian foreign ministers


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