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Speaker of Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk has received the highest diplomatic rank. This decision 25 was made in August by Volodymyr Zelensky.
The corresponding document appeared on the president of Ukraine's website.
What is known about the decree?
On Tuesday, 25 August, Volodymyr Zelensky, in accordance with Article 25 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Diplomatic Service," conferred the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador on the head of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk.
The document also states that Ihor Ostash should be granted the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the second class. He is the director of the "Gennadiy Udovenko Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Recently the head of parliament commented on rumors about possible relocation of the Verkhovna Rada due to air alarm sirens. Stefanchuk said that MPs will continue to work in Kyiv. He stressed that the Rada would "not distance itself" from society and would "not seek special conditions" for itself.
Document: PDF proof of the original version of the news item "Зеленський присвоїв дипломатичний ранг посла Стефанчуку". It records the publication content at the moment of the first scan, the preservation date and the source: Channel 24.