The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Belgium is the official representative of the
President and the
Government of the Russian Federation to the
King and the
Government of Belgium
The Federal Government of Belgium ( nl, Federale regering, french: Gouvernement fédéral, german: Föderalregierung) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium. It consists of ministers and secretary of state ("junior", or deputy-mini ...
.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the
Embassy of Russia
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in
Brussels. There is a
consulate general in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . The post of Russian Ambassador to Belgium is currently held by , incumbent since 16 June 2016.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the
Russian Empire and Belgium were first established in 1853, with the first envoy to Belgium, , appointed on 11 April 1853. The last imperial envoy, , continued to represent Russia as an agent of the
Russian Provisional Government after the
February Revolution
The February Revolution ( rus, Февра́льская револю́ция, r=Fevral'skaya revolyutsiya, p=fʲɪvˈralʲskəjə rʲɪvɐˈlʲutsɨjə), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and somet ...
in 1917, but ceased to be recognised by the new Soviet government after the
October Revolution later that year. Diplomatic relations were established between the
Soviet Union and Belgium in 1935, and a new representative, was appointed on 2 November that year. His tenure came to an end with the
German invasion German invasion may refer to:
Pre-1900s
* German invasion of Hungary (1063)
World War I
* German invasion of Belgium (1914)
* German invasion of Luxembourg (1914)
World War II
* Invasion of Poland
* German invasion of Belgium (1940)
...
and subsequent
occupation of Belgium in 1940. Relations were restored once more in 1941 after the Soviet Union entered the war on the side of the
allies
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, with appointed envoy to the
Belgian government in exile
The Belgian Government in London (french: Gouvernement belge à Londres, nl, Belgische regering in Londen), also known as the Pierlot IV Government, was the government in exile of Belgium between October 1940 and September 1944 during World W ...
in London. By early 1943 the mission had been upgraded to an embassy. Relations continued after the war, and with the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as the representative of the Russian Federation until 1994.
List of representatives (1853 – present)
Representatives of the Russian Empire to Belgium (1853 – 1917)
Representatives of the Russian Provisional Government to Belgium (1917)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Belgium (1935 – 1991)
Representatives of the Russian Federation to Belgium (1991 – present)
References
External links
*
Embassy of Russia to Belgium*
Embassy of Belgium to Russia
{{Foreign relations of Russia
Belgium
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