The appointment of non-professional diplomats as ambassadors is a common international practice. This is how the Foreign Ministry commented on the appointment on December 26 by the President of Ukraine to the post of Ambassador to Bulgaria Olesya Ilashchuk, whose candidacy caused discussions in society.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the Bulgarian government, after assessing her candidacy, immediately granted the agrement to Ilashchuk, without any reservations regarding her work in Bulgaria..

" Qualified as a specialist in international relations, translator. Fluent in English"

The Foreign Ministry noted that the work of the ambassador should be evaluated by the results of the work, and not by interpretations and insults.

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The ministry also added that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Yuriy Klymenko and Ivan Kholostenko as ambassadors to Argentina and Nigeria.. The President approved the appointment of another diplomat to one of the European countries.

Recall that the media spread information that Ilashchuk, appointed as the Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria, has no experience in this field and has so far positioned herself as a specialist in sexology and precious jewelry..