Following the tragic death of Andrey Karlov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Turkey, a book of condolence will be opened at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the EU (Boulevard du Régent, 31-33, 1000 Bruxelles) on 20 December 2016 from 16:30 to 18:00 and on 21 December 2016 from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00.
Ambassador Andrey Karlov was a career diplomat who joined the diplomatic service in 1976. He then served as Ambassador of the Russian Federation to DPRK in 2001-2006, and later worked as Director of the Consular Department of the Russian MFA.
Mr. Karlov was appointed Ambassador to Turkey in 2013.