The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the entire state apparatus of Armenia need considerable and consistent staff renewal. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan said this during Monday’s preliminary debates on the execution of the 2021 state budget, at the joint meeting of the standing committees of the National Assembly.

According to him, in 2021 there was no influx of new staff at the foreign ministry. There are several reasons: the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the situation when the MFA was without leadership for two months.

Also, Mirzoyan pointed to the further changes in the composition of the foreign ministry leadership.

"In the light of the mentioned events, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has already held the first competition this year," the FM said.