Rome April 5 (IANS/AKI) Career diplomat Pasquale D Avino on Thursday took over as Italy s new Ambassador to Kazakhstan the Italian Foreign Ministry announced calling the Central Asian republic "a strategic country".
"Today Pasquale D Avino started work as Italy s Ambassador in Kazakhstan a strategic country in central Asia. We wish him well!" the Foreign Ministry tweeted.
Before becoming Italy s envoy to Kazakhstan D Avino was the Foreign Ministry s Director-General for Political Affairs and Security and from 2014-2017 its Director-General for the European Union.
D Avino earlier served as Italy s Ambassador to the Czech Republic and was previously posted to Saudi Arabia the US and Ethiopia.
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