Ex-ambassadors Kelin and Meshkov may become the first deputy heads of the Federation Council committee

Former Russian ambassadors to Great Britain and France Andrey Kelin and Alexey Meshkov may become the first deputy chairmen of the international committee of the Federation Council.

Kelin and Meshkov joined the international committee of the Federation Council earlier.

MOSCOW, October 13 – RIA Novosti. Former Russian ambassadors to Great Britain and France Andrei Kelin and Alexey Meshkov can become the first deputy chairmen in the international committee of the Federation Council, the committee proposed their candidacies, the chamber will consider this issue on Wednesday, the head of the Federation Council Rules Committee Vyacheslav Timchenko told RIA Novosti.

Previously, Kelin and Meshkov became members of the international committee of the Federation Council.