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Former top prosecutor nominated for ambassador to Switzerland

She is yet to be endorsed by the president.

Former top prosecutor nominated for ambassador to Switzerland
Photo: Facebook/Iryna Venediktova

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has signed a motion to the president to appoint former Prosecutor-General Iryna Venediktova Ukraine's ambassador to Switzerland.

"Yes, I signed a motion to appoint Ms Venediktova," Kuleba told Ukrinform.

Sources told LB.ua back on 19 July that Venediktova could be appointed ambassador to Switzerland. The head of the Servant of the People faction, Davyd Arakhamiya, hinted that she might get a diplomatic post.

Currently, Ukraine's ambassador to Switzerland is Artem Rybchenko.

Parliament approved Venediktova's dismissal from the post of prosecutor-general on 19 July after a day earlier, Zelenskyy said she was suspended due to a high number of employees in the Prosecutor-General's Office who are suspected of treason and collaboration with russia.

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