Russian Ambassador to Egypt Suddenly Passes Away
A talented and reliable diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Egypt Sergey Kirpichenko has suddenly passed away, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Mr. Sergey Kirpichenko. Source: Urdupoint.com |
Russian Ambassador to Egypt, Sergey Kirpichenko, suddenly passed away on September 2 at Cairo Hospital at the age of 68.
In a press release issued the same day, the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated: "This morning in Cairo Hospital, a talented and reliable diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Egypt Sergey Kirpichenko suddenly passed away."
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that “the obituary will be published soon.”
In September 2011, Mr. Sergey Kirpichenko was appointed Russian Ambassador to Egypt and concurrently plenipotentiary representative to the League of Arab States.
Previously, this diplomat served as Russian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Libya and Syria.