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EDWARD NALBANDIAN IS EXPECTED TO REPLACE VARDAN OSKANIAN
Azeri Press Agency
April 10 2008
Azerbaijan
Yerevan- APA. Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian has taken leave
of the staff of his office. APA quotes Arminfo, Armenian ambassador
to France, Israel, Vatican and Andorra Edward Nalbandian is expected
to replace Vardan Oskanian in this post. Edward Nalbandyan was born
in 1956 in Armenia.
He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
in 1978 and post-graduated from the Oriental Studies Institute of
USSR Academy of Sciences in 1988. He was working for USSR embassy in
Libya in 1978-1983 and USSR foreign ministry in 1983-1986. He was
counselor of USSR, later Russian Embassy in Egypt in 1986-1992 and
Armenian charge d'affairs in Egypt, Morocco and Oman in 1992-1993. He
was appointed the Armenian ambassador to France in 1999. Edward
Nalbandyan was decorated with USSR order of Friendship of Peoples
and Vatican's St-George Grand Cross order. He is a knight of French
Legion of Honor. He speaks French, English and Arabic. He is married
and father of one daughter.
From: Baghdasarian
Azeri Press Agency
April 10 2008
Azerbaijan
Yerevan- APA. Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian has taken leave
of the staff of his office. APA quotes Arminfo, Armenian ambassador
to France, Israel, Vatican and Andorra Edward Nalbandian is expected
to replace Vardan Oskanian in this post. Edward Nalbandyan was born
in 1956 in Armenia.
He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
in 1978 and post-graduated from the Oriental Studies Institute of
USSR Academy of Sciences in 1988. He was working for USSR embassy in
Libya in 1978-1983 and USSR foreign ministry in 1983-1986. He was
counselor of USSR, later Russian Embassy in Egypt in 1986-1992 and
Armenian charge d'affairs in Egypt, Morocco and Oman in 1992-1993. He
was appointed the Armenian ambassador to France in 1999. Edward
Nalbandyan was decorated with USSR order of Friendship of Peoples
and Vatican's St-George Grand Cross order. He is a knight of French
Legion of Honor. He speaks French, English and Arabic. He is married
and father of one daughter.
From: Baghdasarian