RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PROMOTION.

Grigory Karasin, promoted over the weekend to the post of Russian deputy foreign minister, will deal with relations between Russia and the Asia-Pacific region, well-informed sources in the ministry indicated yesterday. Karasin, who had been serving as the ministry’s press spokesman, refused to confirm his new area of responsibility. (Interfax, July 29)

Chernomyrdin Outlines Agenda for CIS.