Teklay Minassie Asgedom
Teklay Minassie Asgedom is an Eritrean diplomat and is the current Ambassador of Eritrea to Russia, presenting his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 16 April 2003.[1] Ambassador of Eritrea to Ukraine (2004–2014),[2] presenting his credentials to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma on 21 October 2004.[3] Ambassador of Eritrea to Belarus, Cyprus, Bulgaria (2004–2014).[4] Ambassador of Eritrea to Azerbaijan (2012–2014), presenting his credentials to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on 1 December 2012.[5]
He paid a visit to the Russian-occupied Crimea on 5–6 June 2014.[6] The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered this an "unfriendly step, blatant disregard of international law by Eritrean side as well as a flagrant violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and domestic law" and warned that it "may have deeply negative effect on further development of Ukrainian - Eritrean relations."[7]
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- ^ Послы, вручившие верительные грамоты (in Russian). The Kremlin, Moscow: Presidential Press and Information Office. 16 April 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the foreign countries to Ukraine with concurrent accreditation
- ^ Kuchma: Ukraine's priorities - integration into Europe and NATO, relations with Poland and Russia
- ^ On the Meeting of the Head of the Division for Africa and Middle East of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr.Igor Leshchenya with the Ambassador of Eritrea
- ^ Ilham Aliyev accepted the credentials of a newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Eritrea to Azerbaijan
- ^ First visit of the Eritrean delegation to Abkhazia
- ^ MFA expresses its strong protest to Eritrean side