OREANDA-NEWS  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Russian diplomat Gleb Desyatnikov as his assistant for mine clearance and police activities in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DIA), the office of the head of the world organization reports.

"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Gleb Desyatnikov, representative of the Russian Federation, as Assistant Secretary General for Mine Clearance and Police Activities in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DIA)," the office said in an official statement.

The Secretary General's office noted that Desyatnikov has more than 35 years of experience in the field of international relations, political affairs and security, accumulated in public service, in multilateral diplomacy structures and in conflict-affected regions.