Armenia’s President appointed new Deputy Foreign Minister![]() September 15, 2011 - 20:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Serzh Sargsyan signed a range of decrees, among them a decree on appointing Zohrab Mnatsakanyan as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. By another decree Mnatsakanyan was relieved of his service of permanent representative to the Council of Europe. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has occupied a range of high offices in Armenia’s government also in the presidential apparatus. Since 2008 he has been permanent representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe. Before that he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Switzerland. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |