YEREVAN. – Chorrord Ishkhanutyun (CI) daily has learned that in January 2016, Armenia will have a new ambassador to the US, the daily reported.

“Armenia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mexico, Grigor Hovhannissyan, will replace [serving Ambassador to US and ex-PM] Tigran Sargsyan. 

“According to CI’s sources, the matter of appointing Armenia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Latvia, Ara Ayvazian, as Armenia’s ambassador to Mexico, is in the discussion phase at the [Armenian] MFA [i.e. Ministry of Foreign Affairs],” Chorrord Ishkhanutyun wrote.