Former “Directory Information Security” in Russia comes as ambassador to Albania

Afanasyev has submitted credentials to Albanian President Ilir Meta on 16 November.

Arriving in Tirana is also reflected on the Russian Embassy's official page.

The new ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Albania, Mr. Mihail Afanasiev. Mr. Afanasiev was born in 1954. His diplomatic career began in 1980. He has been working at the Central Air Affairs Ministry of the Soviet Union (BRSS) and the Russian Federation, as well as diplomatic representatives abroad. In 2005-2010 he served as Russia's ambassador to Ethiopia. Before his appointment to Albania, he has headed one of the MPJ departments. He's married, he has a daughter”, written in the biography of Ambassador Afanasyev announces Top Channel forwards Klan Kosova.

Although he saw many details about his career, Top Channel has provided some additional information regarding the diplomat's biography from Russia.

Before arriving in Tirana, Mihail Yurevich Afanasyev has directed the Department for Support Information in the Russian Foreign Ministry. Although the information on activity and the areas covered by this department are scarce, one of the main objectives of the job is the security of information “.

Afanasyev has led several reforms to strengthen information and technology security in the Russian Foreign Ministry.

English and French acquaintances Mihail Yurevich Afanasyev has been adviser to the Russian Embassy in Paris in 1995 1999, while in 1993 dealt with the Department for Africa and the Middle East at the Foreign Ministry.