Sergei Lavrov
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov with his recent birthday and presented him with a gift. On Wednesday, March 22, reports TASS.
The head of state handed to the Minister published in 1913 a book of verses of the Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev, which is about 50 years gave the diplomatic service. Starting his career as a freelance attache of the Russian diplomatic mission in Munich, Tyutchev was promoted to the Chairman of the Committee of foreign censorship.
March 21, Lavrov 67 years old. The Minister is also known for writing poetry. In early February, the magazine “Russian pioneer” published his poem dedicated to the past year of the Monkey and the coming year of the Rooster.
The President often refers to the verse form. Thus, on 8 March, Putin in a televised speech, congratulated the women poems of Konstantin Balmont. In March 2016 the President of Russia has congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev on his 60th birthday, giving him a self-published collection of verses of Vladimir Vysotsky and quoted the couplet about the biceps.