Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Levan Jagaryan as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Iran, replacing Alexander Sadovnikov, on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports.
Jagaryan was a Russian Charge d'Affaires to Tajikistan. Sadovniko has been the Ambassador to Iran for over 6 years, taking office in May 2005.
