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Ambassador

                                                                                                                                                                                        

     H.E. Mr. Vagharshak Harutyunyan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation

Born on April 28, 1956, Akhalkalaki

Education

1978  -  S.M. Kirov Higher Military College

1991  -  A. A. Grechko Naval Academy (Leningrad)

1998 -  Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Moscow)

Work Experience

1978-1990  -  served in the Armed Forces of the USSR

1991-1992  - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, concurrently served as First Deputy Chairman of the Defence Committee of the Republic of Armenia

1992-1994 - Deputy Chief of Staff of the High Command of the CIS Joint Armed Forces

1994-1999 - Deputy Chief of Staff for the Coordination of Military Cooperation of the CIS Member States, representative of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia

1999-2000 – Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia

From August 18, 2020 to November 20, 2020- Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

From November 20, 2020 to July 20, 2021 – Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia (dated January 5, 2022) was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation.

Languages

Fluent in Armenian, Russian, English

Other information

Promoted to the rank of Major General/1994

Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General/1996

Decorated with “Services to the Motherland” and “Mesrop Mashtots” medals, other medals and high awards from the Republic of Armenia, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the USSR, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, and other states.

Marital status

Married

 

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