Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved Grigory Karasin from duties as deputy foreign minister, replacing him with Yevgeny Ivanov, according to relevant decree on Tuesday, APA reports citing Russian media.
Karasin has held the post since 2005.
"To dismiss Karasin Grigory Borisovich from the post of Secretary of State - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ... To appoint Ivanov Evgeny Sergeyevich as Secretary of State - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation," the documents read.