New Delhi, July 1 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jayant Khobragade of the Indian Foreign Service batch of 1995, as the next Ambassador of India to Spain.

Khobragade is currently serving as the Ambassador of India to ASEAN, is expected to assume his new role in Spain shortly, according to an official statement from the MEA.

"Shri Jayant Khobragade (IFS: 1995), presently Ambassador of India to ASEAN, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Spain. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the statement read.

He will be replaced by Srinivas Gotru of IFS batch of 1997 who's appointed as the next Ambassador of India to ASEAN was announced by the MEA back in Ja...