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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Ambassador to the Holy See, the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, and Portugal, Garen Nazarian has been relieved of duties.

President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan formalized the dismissal at the advice of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the presidency reported.

Nazarian was serving as Armenian Ambassador to the Vatican since 2018. Since 2019 he was concurrently serving as Ambassador to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, and to Portugal.