New Delhi, July 10 -- Ambassador of India to Argentina, Ajaneesh Kumar of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Batch of 1996, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Uruguay, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Wednesday.

In a press release, the MEA stated that his residence will be in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires.

"Shri Ajaneesh Kumar (IFS:1996), presently Ambassador of India to Argentina, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, with residence in Buenos Aires," the MEA stated in the press release.

Kumar will now be taking the position of the Ambassador of India to Argentina and Uruguay simultaneously.

Kumar joined the IFS in 1996...