Roscosmos gets new press service chief, press secretary

MOSCOW, May 23 (Interfax-AVN) - The federal space agency Roscosmos has a new press secretary and press service chief, Roscosmos told Interfax on Monday.

"Roscosmos Chief Vladimir Popovkin introduced the new press service chief to colleagues - Alexei Kuznetsov, who earlier was an aide to the first deputy defense minister," a Roscosmos spokesman said.

Natalya Vedeneyeva has been appointed Roscosmos' press secretary. Previously she was on the staff of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. Her predecessor is Alexander Vorobyov, who will be on leave from May 24.