Russian PM dismisses Dep. Agriculture Minister Sergei Levin

MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has dismissed Sergei Levin from the position of deputy agriculture minister.

The order on the dismissal was signed on January 10 and posted on the official website for legal information.

Levin joined the Agriculture Ministry in late May 2015 and oversaw international cooperation issues. In 2012-2015 he served as an assistant to then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and in 2009-2012 he headed the United Grain Company.