Change of the Russian Ambassador in Minsk is a normal diplomatic practice, said the Deputy head of the Russian foreign Ministry Grigory Karasin. "Relations between Russia and Belarus are in the nature of a strategic partnership, they allied, we Belarusians live in the Union state, thinking of how to deepen integration of the Union countries, work in progress. For this reason, it is necessary to be optimistic about the future of relations between Moscow and Minsk ", - he added. Russian President Vladimir Putin freed Mikhail Babich from the post of Ambassador of Russia in Minsk and was appointed to the post of the head of Department on ekonompolitike the Federation Council Dmitry Mezentsev. <span style="color:darkgray