The minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation is a high-ranking

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official who heads the ministry of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation. The foreign minister is one of the five presidential ministers, along with the ministers of defence, interior,

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and

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. Although they are members of the Cabinet, they are directly subordinate to the

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. The foreign minister, like other presidential ministers, is nominated and appointed by the President after consultation with the

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(whereas non-presidential ministers are nominated by the

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and appointed by the President after approval by the

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). The foreign minister is also a permanent member of the Russian Security Council."Конституция Российской Федерации" (принята всенародным голосованием 12.12.1993 с изменениями, одобренными в ходе общероссийского голосования 01.07.2020) Статья 83
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Foreign Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * United S ...

Foreign Ministers In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral re ...

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1549 establishments in Russia

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