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Putin’s spokesman refutes reports about dismissal of minister

In September, President reprimanded Govorun and two other ministers for being not active enough in executing decrees of the head of state

MOSCOW, October 16 (Itar-Tass) — Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov refuted on Tuesday information about the dismissal of Minister of Regional Development Oleg Govorun.

“We have received no decree (on sacking Govorun),” Peskov told Itar-Tass. Reports about the dismissal of the minister appeared on Tuesday in some media outlets. In September, President Putin reprimanded Govorun and two other ministers for being not active enough in executing decrees of the head of state.