“NKR ex-President’s appointment as an Ambassador at large is not the first case in Armenia,” Press Service Department Head at RA MFA Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “At different times the Ambassador at large post was bestowed on Ashot Melik Shahnazaryan, David Hovhannesyan, Levon Khatchatryan and David Shahnazaryan,” Balayan noted. The Ambassador at large appointment is regulated by art. 14 of RA Law on Diplomatic service
The Ambassadors in RA can only be appointed by the presidential decree.
On Mar. 17 Arkadi Ghukasyan was appointed as RA Ambassador at large by the presidential decree. Arkadi Ghukasyan has been NKR President from 1997 to 2007.
