Medvedev submits new Russian government lineup
Moscow, May 15 (Xinhua-ANI): Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted to President Vladimir Putin the lineup of a new government on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said.
However, the press service didn't reveal more details about the lineup.
Local media said that names of the future ministers were unlikely to be known on Tuesday and the appointments were expected to be finalized only upon Medvedev's return from the G8 summit in the United States on May 18-19. (Xinhua-ANI)
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