The ambassador of Russia to the Comoros is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of the Comoros.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The current Russian ambassador to the Comoros is , incumbent since 2 December 2020. The ambassador to the Comoros is a non-resident ambassador who has dual accreditation as ambassador to Madagascar since 1993.
History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Comoros were established on 6 January 1976. Relations were initially handled through the Soviet embassy in Seychelles, with the Soviet ambassador to Seychelles dually accredited to the Comoros. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 20 January 1978. The practice continued until the third ambassador, , who served concurrently as ambassador to the Seychelles and to the Comoros until 20 February 1991, when he was replaced as ambassador to the Seychelles, but retained his post to the Comoros, now solely accredited. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Comoros recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Anisimov, continued as the Russian ambassador until December 1993. He was succeeded by Yuri Merzlyakov, the incumbent ambassador to Madagascar, who was given concurrent accreditation as the ambassador to Comoros.
List of representatives of Russia to the Comoros (1978–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to the Comoros (1978–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador20 January 1978 10 August 1981 Concurrently ambassador to SeychellesCredentials presented on 29 January 1978 Ambassador16 May 1983 10 April 1987 Concurrently ambassador to SeychellesCredentials presented on 22 July 1983Ambassador10 April 1987 25 December 1991Concurrently ambassador to Seychelles until 20 February 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to the Comoros (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199128 December 1993Yuri MerzlyakovAmbassador28 December 199316 May 1997Concurrently ambassador to MadagascarAmbassador16 May 19974 June 2001 Concurrently ambassador to MadagascarAmbassador4 June 2001 16 February 2006Concurrently ambassador to MadagascarAmbassador16 February 200619 June 2013Concurrently ambassador to MadagascarAmbassador19 June 20132 December 2020 Concurrently ambassador to MadagascarAmbassador2 December 2020 Concurrently ambassador to MadagascarCredentials presented on 5 July 2021
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