STA, 5 May 2022 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Andriy Taran, the former defence minister of Ukraine, the new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Slovenia, according to the official website of the Ukrainian president.
Under the decree, the current Ukrainian Ambassador Mykhailo Brodovych, who has served in Slovenia since 2015, was relieved of his duties.
The incoming ambassador was the defence minister of Ukraine from March 2020 to last November, when he resigned from the post.
The 67-year-old retired lieutenant general in the Ukrainian Armed Forces was formerly a military attaché at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, US, and the deputy head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
Zelensky also appointed yesterday new ambassadors to North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates.
