YEREVAN. July 5 (Interfax) - A new Armenian ambassador to Russia will be appointed shortly, Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan said.
"We will soon have a new ambassador to Russia. Hopefully, that will happen shortly. We are awaiting the appointment," Simonyan said at a press conference on Friday.
Current ambassador Vagharshak Harutyunyan was appointed in January 2022. Prior to that, he served as the Armenian defense minister.