Fired MFA employees brought action against Oskanian

PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 2, the Administrative Court of Armenia processed a suit of 4 former Foreign Ministry employees, who appeal legitimacy of the edict on their dismissal issued by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian.



Former head of NATO division of arms control and international security department Marta Ayvazian, European department advisor Arakel Semerjian, head of department of information division Vladimir Karapetian and head of U.S. and Canada division of American department Karine Afrikian are going to appeal the decree.



"The orders on dismissal were illegal. My clients demand reinstatement in employment and compensation," said Levon Baghdasaryan, a defense lawyer for the discharged, IA Regnum reports.



"I know that some of the discharged employees intend to appeal my decree. Let's wait and see what the court will decide," Minister Oskanian said when commenting on the motion.



The above-mentioned MFA employees were fired after they announced support to former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, a move is incompatible with the status of a diplomat.