LUHANSK. Sept 12 (Interfax) - Head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Igor Plotnitsky has appointed LPR representative to the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine Vladislav Deinego acting Foreign Minister.
"An executive order issued by the LPR head has appointed Vladislav Deinego acting Foreign Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic beginning on 12.09.2017," a report posted on the LPR head's website said.
In addition to being the contact group negotiator, Deinego was a deputy chair of the LPR People's Council. Parliamentarians relieved him of that duty on Monday.