Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed new ambassadors to North and South Korea, the Voice of Russia reported Saturday.

Alexander Timonin, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, will become the new ambassador to South Korea. A Foreign Ministry official confirmed the report and said Timonin will arrive in Seoul in January.

Timonin took up his post in Pyongyang in May 2012.

It is the policy of the Russian government to have the Russian ambassadors to North and South Korea swap their postings.

Russian Envoy to N.Korea Gets Job in Seoul

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed new ambassadors to North and South Korea, the Voice of Russia reported Saturday.

Alexander Timonin, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, will become the new ambassador to South Korea. A Foreign Ministry official confirmed the report and said Timonin will arrive in Seoul in January.

Timonin took up his post in Pyongyang in May 2012.

It is the policy of the Russian government to have the Russian ambassadors to North and South Korea swap their postings.

