Nagorno-Karabakh gets new foreign minister

The Moscow Times
Interfax. Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, 12:50 PM Moscow Time

STEPANAKERT. Dec 24 (Interfax) – Arkady Gukasian, the leader of the
self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, promoted the republic’s
Permanent Representative in Armenia Arman Melikian to the post of
foreign minister on Friday.

Melikian’s predecessor Ashot Gulian was appointed education and
culture minister.

As he presented Melikian to the foreign ministry’s personnel, Gukasian
said that Melikian’s appointment had been dictated by the need to
step up Nagorno-Karabakh’s foreign policy activities in response to
recent international developments.