Ukraine’s Consulate-General to relocate from Tyumen to Yekaterinburg

Ukraine’s Consulate-General in the Ural Region, which is currently located in Tyumen, might be transferred to Yekaterinburg. The suggestion was made by Head of Sverdlovsk Region Government Anatoly Gredin to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Russia Vladimir Yelchenko in the course of a recent meeting. Meanwhile, a plenary session of Russian-Ukrainian Interregional Forum was held in Yekaterinburg a few days ago. The forum was attended by the representatives of Ukrainian political and business communities and of the member constituencies of Ural Federal District. The

The Ukrainian Consulate-General for Siberia and the Urals is going to relocate from Tyumen to Yekaterinburg; this proposal was approved by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yekaterinburg City Council’s press service reports. The Russian Federation Government is currently preparing a provision on the relocation of the diplomatic representation. Director of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Press Department Oleg Voloshin explained that, in addition to interacting with the local Ukrainians, Yekaterinburg consulate will mainly deal in economic issues, since the consulate’s new location

Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Yekaterinburg representation suggested that Ukraine’s Consulate-General appeal to Ural Real Estate Chamber for assistance in finding quarters in the Urals’ capital, the Chamber’s press service reports. Now the Ukrainian consulate for Siberia and the Urals is relocating from Tyumen to Yekaterinburg. The move is hindered by the need to find offices and long-term living quarters for the Consulate’s staff. ‘As for our support in finding long-term rental options, we have the honor to report that the representation is not in the position to process real estate

Israel is planning to introduce a consulate general in Yekaterinburg, Interfax refers to the Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Dorit Golender as saying. Our goal is to set up another consulate in Yekaterinburg, we are currently working on this and we hope everything comes through,’ she said at a press conference in Moscow. The ambassador also pointed out that an Israeli consulate general had already been opened in Saint Petersburg.

Andrei Denisov, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, notified Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Eduard Rossel that the ministry agreed to let the French Embassy in Russia set up their Consulate General in Yekaterinburg. The would-be consulate will cater for Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, Chelyabinsk, and Tyumen Regions, as well as for Khanty-Mansiyskiy and Yamalo-Nenetskiy Autonomous Regions. It is expected to start operating as soon as September 1, 2007 and will thus become France’s second Consulate General in Russia (the first consulate has been operating in Saint