List of ambassadors of Russia to Equatorial Guinea

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Karen Chalyan  [ ru ] since 14 June 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Malabo
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Malabo
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Equatorial Guinea

The ambassador of Russia to Equatorial Guinea is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Equatorial Guinea.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Malabo. The current Russian ambassador to Equatorial Guinea is Karen Chalyan  [ ru ], incumbent since 14 June 2024. ^[1]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Equatorial Guinea–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Equatorial Guinea were established on 6 December 1968, shortly after the country's independence from Spain. The first ambassador, Vasily Yakubovsky  [ ru ], was appointed on 25 June 1969. ^[2] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Equatorial Guinea recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The Russian embassy in Equatorial Guinea was closed in 1992, and since 7 August 1992, the Russian ambassador to Cameroon had dual accreditation to Equatorial Guinea. This practice continued until 14 June 2024, when Karen Chalyan  [ ru ] was appointed the first ambassador solely accredited to Equatorial Guinea since 1992. ^[3]

List of representatives of Russia to Equatorial Guinea (1969–present)

Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Equatorial Guinea (1969–1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Vasily Yakubovsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 June 1969	3 March 1972	Credentials presented on 23 July 1969
Arkady Kazansky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	3 March 1972	23 October 1975	Credentials presented on 8 April 1972
Vladimir Gnedykh  [ ru ]	Ambassador	23 October 1975	23 March 1977	Credentials presented on 2 December 1975
Nikolai Belous  [ ru ]	Ambassador	23 March 1977	15 September 1980	Credentials presented on 27 April 1977
Boris Krasnikov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	15 September 1980	11 August 1989	Credentials presented on 9 October 1980
Lev Bakhrameyev  [ ru ]	Ambassador	11 August 1989	25 December 1991

Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Equatorial Guinea (1991–present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Lev Bakhrameyev  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	7 August 1992
Vitaly Litvin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	7 August 1992	6 February 1996	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon
Yevgeny Utkin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	6 February 1996	6 May 2000	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon
Pulat Abdullayev	Ambassador	6 May 2000	24 March 2006	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon
Stanislav Akhmedov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	24 March 2006	28 February 2011	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon
Nikolai Ratsiborinsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	28 February 2011	18 September 2017	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon
Anatoly Bashkin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	29 January 2018	14 November 2023	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon Credentials presented on 19 April 2018
Georgy Todua  [ ru ]	Ambassador	14 December 2023	14 June 2024	Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon
Karen Chalyan  [ ru ]	Ambassador	14 June 2024		Credentials presented on 24 October 2024

References

1. "ЧАЛЬЯН Карэн Драстаматович назначен Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Республике Экваториальная Гвинея" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
2. "Посольство СССР в Экваториальной Гвинее" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
3. "МИД: посольство РФ в Малабо де-факто начало работу" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.