New Delhi, June 20 -- Ambassador Sanjeev Kumar Singla has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Monaco, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said in an official statement on Friday.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Ambassador Singla, who is presently the ambassador of India to France, will have his residence in Paris.

The MEA said in its statement, "Shri Sanjeev Kumar Singla (IFS:1997), presently Ambassador of India to France, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Principality of Monaco, with residence in Paris."

The Ministry of External Affairs in a previous statement had noted that India and Monaco had officially established diplomatic relations on 21 September 2007. Consular ...