Farewell ceremony for Russian ambassador to US underway in Moscow

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Among those paying their respects are Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov and Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Alexander Pankin

MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. A farewell ceremony for Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, is underway in Moscow, a TASS correspondent reports.

Many of Darchiev’s colleagues and loved ones have gathered in the hall. They are laying flowers and taking turns paying their last respects. Wreaths in the hall include tributes from Russia’s senior officials.

Among those paying their respects are Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov and Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Alexander Pankin.

The ceremony is taking place in the farewell hall at Central Clinical Hospital No. 1, which is run by the Presidential Administrative Directorate.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova previously said Darchiev died in Moscow on November 11 from a chronic illness.

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