VLADIMIR KARAPETYAN APPOINTED PRESS SECRETARY OF ARMENIA’S FOREIGN OFFICE

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug 6 2007

YEREVAN, August 6. /ARKA/. Vladimir Karapetyan has been appointed
Press Secretary of the RA Foreign Office, the Press and Information
Department, RA Foreign Office, reports.

Vladimir Karapetyan was born on July 5, 1969. In 1993, he graduated
from the Department of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University.

He started his diplomatic activities as attache of the CIS Department
in 1994. In 1996-1997, he worked as Second Secretary at the RA Embassy
in Ukraine.

In 1997-2001, Karapetyan worked as Second Secretary of the CIS
Department, Head of the CIS Department and Head of the Security
Cooperation Division, Department for Political and Military Affairs.

In 2001-2004, Karapetyan worked as Advisor at the RA Embassy in
Georgia. After returning to Armenia, he worked as Head of the Division
for Relations with Mass Media, Press and Information Department,
RA Foreign Office. Since 2006, he has been Head of the Press and
Information Department, RA Foreign Office.

As a member of Armenia’s delegations, Vladimir Karapetyan took part
in dozens of official and official visits, international conferences
and forums.

He attended a number of retraining courses abroad. In 2005, he attended
5-month courses of the Rome Defense College.

Vladimir Karapetyan speaks Armenian, Russia and English. Married,
with three children.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress