Hraparak daily of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes as follows, in particular: Armenia’s ambassador to Russia, Gurgen Arsenyan, who was appointed in August 2024, is nevertheless on the way back home.

As it was known back in the summer, the RA authorities have decided to replace him, but the appointment of a new ambassador was delayed, so Arsenyan continued to serve. Usually, the recall of an ambassador is carried out in parallel with the appointment of a new one.

We learned from Arsenyan's close friends that he is already packing his things, a huge "dowry," because he did not use state property, he took some things from Armenia or bought [things] with his own funds, he even took his expensive Bentley to Moscow, and now he has to bring all of that back to Armenia.

We had written that the RA authorities have decided to send to Moscow 67-year-old Samvel Mkrtchyan, who served as an ambassador to European countries, as RA representative to NATO in 2004-10, who is the uncle of deputy foreign minister Robert Abisoghomyan, but the Russian side is delaying its agrément. There is even news that they will not confirm [it].