Former chief of Ukraine's Defence Industry appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Yurii Husev, former head of Ukroboronprom (Ukraine’s Defence Industry state concern), as Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan.

Source: decree No. 86/2024 on the website of the Office of the President

Details: Before that, Zelenskyy dismissed Vladyslav Kanevskyi from his position as Ukraine's Ambassador to Azerbaijan.

Background: 

• In June 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Yurii Husev from the position of CEO of Ukroboronprom, according to a statement he submitted.
• The Cabinet of Ministers approved Herman Smetanin as the new head of Ukroboronprom state concern.
• According to Ukrainska Pravda, Husev asked the president in June 2023 to transfer him to diplomatic work in one of the European countries with which Ukraine has close defence relations.

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