22 April 2004 03:22
News in Brief: Medvedev Assigns
Tasks
MOSCOW -- Presidential Chief of Staff Dmitry Medvedev has issued an edict dividing responsibilities among senior
officials in the recently downsized and restructured presidential administration.
Medvedev put himself in charge of maintaining the administration's overall efficiency, as expected, but also
made himself the Kremlin's liaison to the courts and the Prosecutor General's Office, the presidential press
service said Wednesday. He also will oversee President Vladimir Putin's spokesman.
There were no surprises in the division of powers between his two deputies. Igor Sechin will continue to plan
Putin's daily routine, and Vladislav Surkov will focus on domestic policy issues and work with the parliament.
Viktor Ivanov, who was recently demoted from deputy chief of staff to presidential assistant, will continue
overseeing personnel issues, the protection of constitutional rights and presidential pardons.
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[The Moscow Times] |
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