The Government named the rector of the State University of Moldova Gheorghe Rusnac as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Moldova to Italy on November 14. His appointment to the post is to be confirmed by presidential decree. At the same meeting, Tatiana Lapiscus was designated as Moldovan Ambassador to Switzerland. Tatiana Lapicus is also Moldova’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva. Also on Wednesday, Stefan Calancea was discharged from the post of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry. Valentin Dragan was named as Moldova’s representative on economic matters to the Commonwealth of Independent States for a three-year period instead of Boris Cojohari, who was discharged in connection with the expiration of his tenure. Sergiu Rata was appointed as Deputy Minister of Health, while Ion Pochin was designated as the deputy director of the National Regulatory Agency in Telecommunications and Informatics for a period of four years.