According to an official report of the meeting, Mr Ivanov thanked Governor Sophon and his team for their work in taking good care of Russian tourists.
Mr Ivanov also made it clear that he was ready to support the work of the Phuket Provincial Office and cooperate with various agencies, said the report.
Present at the meeting were Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Sinlert Sukhum and Pol Lt Col Ekkachai Siri, who heads the Tourist Police regional division responsible for Phuket.
Also present were representatives from Phuket Immigration and the Phuket branch of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and other government agencies.
Born in 1975, Mr Ivanov graduated from the Udmurt State University in 1997. He is fluent in English, German and French, notes the Russian Consulate General in Phuket, located at Phuket Boat Lagoon.
He has the diplomatic rank of Advisor, 1st class. After joining the Russian diplomatic service in 1997, he has held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad, including serving as Consul at the Consulate General of Russia in New York from 2011-2016.
Mr Ivanov formally took up his post as Consul General of the Russian Federation in Phuket on May 7 this year.
Mr Ivanov replaces Vladimir Sosnov, who served as Russian Consul General to Phuket for four years, from April 1, 2020 through to April this year.
The Russian Consulate General in Phuket has an area of operations spanning 13 provinces of South Thailand: Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Ranong, Chumphon, Phatthalung, Satun, Songkhla, Trang, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.
The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Phuket can be contacted as follows:
63/501 Moo 2, Thepkrasattri Rd, Koh Kaew, Mueang, Phuket 83100
Tel: +66 95-259-8081
Fax: +66 76 510-170
Email: phuketconsul@yandex.ru