Armen Melkonian Explained

Armen Melkonian
Office:4-th Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt
President:Serzh Sargsyan
Armen Sarkissian
Term Start:June 26, 2014
Successor:Karen L. Grigorian
Office1:Consul-General of Armenia in Aleppo, Syria
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2006
Birth Place:Yerevan, Armenia
Alma Mater:Yerevan State University
Predecessor:Rouben Karapetian
Termend:November 20, 2018
Office2:Consul-General of Armenia in Los Angeles, USA
Termstart:July 22, 2018
Termstart2:1998
Termend2:2000

Armen Melkonian (Armenian: Արմեն Աշոտի Մելքոնյան) (born in 1958) is an Armenian diplomat and career member of the Armenian Foreign Service served as Armenia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt and as non-resident ambassador to Ethiopia, Libya, Algeria, Israel as well as permanent representative-observer of Armenia to the Arab League and African Union.

From 2010 to 2018 Ambassador Melkonian was the permanent representative-observer of Armenia to the Arab League[1] and African Union.[2] From December 2010 to November 2018 Dr. Melkonian served as Armenia's non-resident Ambassador to Libya, and from March 2011[3] to November 2018 in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[4] In 2010 Ambassador Melkonian was also appointed as Armenia's ambassador to Israel and in October, 2012 handed his credentials to Israel's President Shimon Peres.[5] In 2018 President Serzh Sargsyan appointed Armen Smbatyan to serve as Ambassador to Israel (stationed in Yerevan) by replacing Dr. Armen Melkonian in that position.[6] Furthermore, in 2015 Dr. Melkonian was appointed as Armenia's non-resident Ambassador to Algeria[7] and his term ended in November 2018.

In 2013 Ambassador Melkonian was granted diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

References

  1. News: RA ambassador to Egypt Armen Melkonyan appointed RA representative in the League of Arab States in combination. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.
  2. News: Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Armen Melkonyan hands credentials to Chairman of the African Union Commission Jean Ping. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.
  3. News: RA Ambassador Hands Credentials to President of Ethiopia. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.
  4. News: Armen Melkonyan relieved from position of Armenia’s Ambassador to Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya and Algeria. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.
  5. News: Armenian Ambassador had a meeting with Israeli president. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.
  6. News: Armenian president appoints new Ambassador to Israel. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.
  7. News: Ambassador Armen Melkonian and Algeria Foreign Minister discuss situation in Middle East. armenpress.am. 2018-11-26. en.