New head of Russian Federal Forestry Agency appointed
March 29, 2004
Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS
Moscow, 29 March: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has signed a decree appointing Valeriy Roshchupkin head of the Federal Forestry Agency, the government information department reported today.
The Federal Forestry Agency is under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Roshchupkin previously held the post of deputy minister of natural resources.