Andrey Karlov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Turkey, now has a diamond named after him.
According to Rough & Polished, the diamond acquired its name in a ceremony held on September 8, at the Moscow Financial Forum. The diamond weighs 51.91 carats and was recovered at the Yubileynaya Mine on July 11, 2017.
President Sergey Ivanov remarked: “In order to perpetuate the memory of Andrey Karlov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Turkey, who died tragically on December 19, 2016, and express respect for his services in strengthening the international authority of Russia and upholding its interests, we decided to name the diamond in honor of Andrey Karlov. Large diamonds are very rare in nature and each of them is unique in much the same way as Andrey Karlov was a unique and outstanding diplomat”.
