Vatican appoints new Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Jafar Aghadadashov
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Baku. 9 April. REPORT.AZ/ Pope Francis has appointed titular Archbishop of Novi, Pol Fitzpatrick Russell as the Apostolic Nuncio in Azerbaijan, Report informs referring to the Vatican Radio.

Notably, the American Prelate and Vatican diplomat Russell served as the Ambassador of the State of Vatican to Turkey and Turkmenistan since March 2016.

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