January 21, 2010 RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on the removal of Armen Smbatian from the position of RA Ambassador to Russia, RA Presidential Press service informed NEWS.am. Smbatian was elected to Executive Director of CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation.

Under another presidential decree, Oleg Yesayan was designated for the post of RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia (residence-Moscow).

Prior to the appointment, Yesayan was holding a position of NKR Prime Minister and RA Ambassador to Belarus.

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