Surkov denies reports on offer to become presidential assistant

Russian ex-Vice Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov denied information about the offer to become the presidential assistant for innovations, Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus, Minister for the Far East or head of Rosnano-Skolkovo Corporation, as stated by Alexey Chesnakov, head of the Science Council of the Center for Political Conjuncture.