Appointment policy Azamat Kulmukhametova special representative of Russia in the contact group on Ukraine means that the process of settlement of the fall moves on to a professional level, according to polled Last news professionals. on the first day of the week, the Kremlin said that the Ambassador for special assignments of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation kulmuhametov appointed special representative of the Russian Federation in the contact group. Before the kulmuhametov, for example, worked on the problem of the Syrian settlement. So, in March, He headed the Russian delegation visited Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad. According to the press Secretary of the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the Appointment of a special representative increases the level of representation of the Russian capital, And emphasizes the importance of the negotiations. Before the Russian Federation in the negotiations on the resolution of the conflict situation in the Donbass was represented by the Russian Ambassador in Kiev Mikhail Zurabov. Peskov confirmed that Zurabov will take part in the work of the trilateral contact group, but retains its function As the head of the Russian diplomatic mission in Kiev. "without a doubt, This is the status. Ambassador for special assignments - often It is a person who is delegated certain functions. Actually it is clearly directed at a specific target. This testifies to the Fact that the Russian Federation hoped to find Some kind of denouement in the framework of the contact group, " said Fins news leading research worker of the Institute of issues of international security Academy of Sciences, expert of the Russian Council on international Affairs Alexei Fenenko. He gave a comparison Purpose Kulmukhametova with the appointment in 1992, Vitaly Churkin, special representative of Russia in the contact group on Bosnia And Herzegovina." As we were waiting for Some decision from the contact group, And now we begin again to bet on the contact group, " He added. Assistant Professor of political theory at MGIMO the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Kirill Koktysh believes that the Appointment of personnel policy special representative of the Russian Federation in the contact group on Ukraine raises the status of Russian participation in the negotiations. "Of course, because It's the status. And Naturally, when a career diplomat heads the process, It means that this process proceeds at a professional level, " He said Last news . "It is clear that Zurabov was a political appointee, that is, It remains. It is clear that such things As dialogue, As international relations As a conflict - It was not his profile. Now we can wait for the professional participation of Russia And, probably, greater functionalism of this group, no doubt, " concluded the expert.