<p> Long-serving Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin passed away today.<br />67-year-old Kadakin breathed his last at 8:56 AM at a private hospital, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He had been serving as the Russian Ambassador to India since 2009. Kadakin had served as the Russian envoy to India between 1999 and 2004 as well as death.<br /><br />"Deeply saddened at the passing away of Ambassador Alexander Kadakin. He was an admirable diplomat, a great friend of India & a fluent Hindi speaker who tirelessly contributed to stronger India-Russia ties," Modi tweeted.<br /><br />The External Affairs Ministry said in Kadakin's passing away India lost a valued friend.<br />"In Amb Kadakin we lost a valued friend who nurtured #IndiaRussia relationship for many decades as distinguished Russian diplomat," MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.<br /><br />Kadakin was born in Chisnau in then USSR in 1949. He graduated with honours from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1972.<br /><br />He began his diplomatic career as a third secretary at the Russian Embassy in India in 1972.</p>
<p> Long-serving Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin passed away today.<br />67-year-old Kadakin breathed his last at 8:56 AM at a private hospital, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He had been serving as the Russian Ambassador to India since 2009. Kadakin had served as the Russian envoy to India between 1999 and 2004 as well as death.<br /><br />"Deeply saddened at the passing away of Ambassador Alexander Kadakin. He was an admirable diplomat, a great friend of India & a fluent Hindi speaker who tirelessly contributed to stronger India-Russia ties," Modi tweeted.<br /><br />The External Affairs Ministry said in Kadakin's passing away India lost a valued friend.<br />"In Amb Kadakin we lost a valued friend who nurtured #IndiaRussia relationship for many decades as distinguished Russian diplomat," MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.<br /><br />Kadakin was born in Chisnau in then USSR in 1949. He graduated with honours from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1972.<br /><br />He began his diplomatic career as a third secretary at the Russian Embassy in India in 1972.</p>