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Russia - Ivanov becomes first vice PM, Serdyukov defense minister - Putin
interfax.com ^
| February 15, 2007
Posted on 02/15/2007 10:01:42 AM PST by HAL9000
MOSCOW. Feb 15 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Sergei Ivanov first deputy prime minister and relieving him of the duties of defense minister. At a Thursday meeting with Cabinet members where he announced the decision Putin said he had appointed Anatoly Serdyukov, previously head of the Federal Tax Service, as the new defense minister
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: anatolyserdyukov; ivanov; putin; serdyukov; sergeiivanov
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