Ex-deputy defense minister Dolhov appointed Ukraine's ambassador to Georgia

12:05, 03.02.2017 1 min read

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has appointed former deputy defense minister for European integration Ihor Dolhov as Ukraine's ambassador to Georgia.

Executive order No. 25/2017 was signed by Poroshenko on Friday, the presidential website reported.

The day before, on Thursday, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved the resignation of Dolhov from his ministerial position and issued respective resolution No. 51.

Dolhov, 59-year old, had been deputy defense minister for European integration since May 14, 2015. His previous positions were head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO and Ukraine's Ambassador to Belgium.