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ARMENIA APPOINTS RUSSIA-BASED MILLIONAIRE AS AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ
EurasiaNet
Sept 8 2010
NY
Taking up a cushy ambassadorial position may be a worthwhile career
change for an accomplished businessman. But how advisable is it if it
involves moving from Moscow to Baghdad? Especially amidst warnings
that Iraq's security situation may further deteriorate as the US
wraps up its campaign there?
Russia-based millionaire Murad Muradian, who was appointed yesterday
as Armenia's first-ever ambassador to Iraq, appears to have no qualms.
Muradian's appointment left Armenian media guessing why the
construction tycoon would trade the comforts that Moscow offers the
rich for the prospect of proving his mettle in a city ranked as the
most dangerous in the world. Muradian has made no public comment yet.
Armenia's first diplomatic mission in Iraq opened and closed in
2003 ahead of the US-led invasion. Before the invasion, up to 25,000
ethnic Armenians are reported to have lived in Iraq, but many left
the country during the war.
From: A. Papazian
EurasiaNet
Sept 8 2010
NY
Taking up a cushy ambassadorial position may be a worthwhile career
change for an accomplished businessman. But how advisable is it if it
involves moving from Moscow to Baghdad? Especially amidst warnings
that Iraq's security situation may further deteriorate as the US
wraps up its campaign there?
Russia-based millionaire Murad Muradian, who was appointed yesterday
as Armenia's first-ever ambassador to Iraq, appears to have no qualms.
Muradian's appointment left Armenian media guessing why the
construction tycoon would trade the comforts that Moscow offers the
rich for the prospect of proving his mettle in a city ranked as the
most dangerous in the world. Muradian has made no public comment yet.
Armenia's first diplomatic mission in Iraq opened and closed in
2003 ahead of the US-led invasion. Before the invasion, up to 25,000
ethnic Armenians are reported to have lived in Iraq, but many left
the country during the war.
From: A. Papazian