GRIGOR ARAKELIAN APPOINTED AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF RA TO IRI

NOYAN TAPAN
JULY 8, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 7, RA President Serzh Sargsyan
signed a decree on relieving Karen Nazarian of the post of RA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic
of Iran.

According to the report of the RA President’s Press Office, by
S. Sargsyan’s another decree of the same day, Grigor Arakelian was
appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of RA to IRI
(residence Tbilisi).

Grigor Arakelian was born on March 14, 1948 in the city of Tabriz,
Iran.

In 1975 he graduated from Yerevan State University Oriental Studies
Faculty Iranology Department.

In 1975-1979 he was sent to Afghanistan on business as an interpreter.

In 1980-1991 he worked at the RA National Academy of Sciences as a
research officer.

In 1992 he was admitted to work at the RA Foreign Ministry. In
1992-1996 he was the Iran Subdivision Head of the RA Foreign Ministry
Near and Middle East Countries Department, in 1996-1999 Adviser of
the RA Embassy in Iran, in 1999-2001 Head of the RA Foreign Ministry
Near and Middle East Countries Department. In 2004 he was appointed
Adviser of the RA Foreign Ministry Staff. In 2007-2009 he worked as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of RA to Iran.

Grigor Arakelian is a candidate of historical sciences, has the
diplomatic degree of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,
masters the Russian, Persian (Dari), Turkish, and English languages.