Eduard Nalbandyan
Edward Nalbandian | |
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7th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia | |
In office 14 April 2008 – 12 May 2018 | |
President | Serzh Sargsyan Armen Sarkissian |
Prime Minister | Tigran Sargsyan Hovik Abrahamyan Karen Karapetyan Serzh Sargsyan Nikol Pashinyan |
Preceded by | Vartan Oskanian |
Succeeded by | Zohrab Mnatsakanyan |
President of theCommittee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
In office 16 May 2013 – 14 November 2013 | |
Preceded by | Gilbert Saboya Sunyé |
Succeeded by | Michael Spindelegger |
Ambassador of Armenia to France | |
In office 1999 – April 2008 | |
1st Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt | |
In office 1994–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Yerevan,Armenian SSR,Soviet Union | 16 July 1956
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
Eduard Aghvani Nalbandian[a](Armenian:Էդվարդ Աղվանի Նալբանդյան;born July 16, 1956) is anArmenianformer diplomat who served asMinister of Foreign Affairs of Armeniafrom April 2008 to May 2018.[1][2]He is currently a professor at theMoscow State Institute of International Relations.
Biography
[edit]Edward Nalbandian was born in 1956 inYerevan,Armenian SSR.At the age of 22 he graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. In 1988 he received his Ph.D. in political science from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR National Academy of Sciences.[3]Nalbandian speaks Armenian, French, English, Russian and Arabic. He is married and has a daughter.
Diplomatic career
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Nalbandian started his diplomatic career in 1978. After obtaining his doctorate degree in political science, Nalbandian was sent first to Lebanon as a diplomat and then, in 1986, appointed First Secretary of the USSR Embassy in Egypt. In 1982, Nalbandian was the youngest diplomat in the Soviet Union to be awarded the highest diplomatic medal for his service, the Peoples Friendship Medal, the USSR's third highest honor.[4]When Armenia became independent, Nalbandian was invited to become Armenia's representative in Egypt. Thus, in 1992 Edward Nalbandian joined the diplomatic service of newly independent Armenia as Chargé d'Affaires and later in 1994 as Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt. From Cairo he was also accredited as Armenia's Ambassador to Morocco and Oman.[citation needed]By October 1992, Nalbandian had established an embassy in Cairo–one of the first embassies Armenia opened.
In 1999 Nalbandian was appointed as Ambassador to France, where he served for almost a decade. This period marked the flourishing of Armenian-French interstate relations, marked notably by the state visits of the Presidents and the Year of Armenia in France.[5]Edward Nalbandian also served as non-resident Ambassador to Israel, the Vatican and Andorra,[6]and he was personal representative of the President of Armenia to the International organization ofLa Francophoniefrom 2006–2008.[7]Edward Nalbandian represented Armenia in several dozens of international conferences and summits.[8]
AfterSerzh Sargsyantook office as president, he appointed Nalbandian as Foreign Minister from April 14, 2008, till May 2018.[9][10]
After leaving office, Nalbandian became a professor at the Department for Diplomatic Studies at theMoscow State Institute of International Relations.[11]
Honors, Honorary titles and awards
[edit]Edward Nalbandian has received a number of awards,[12]among them:
- 1982 – The USSR award of Friendship of Nations
- 2001 – Commander of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic
- 2001 – Armenian Medal of Mkhitar Gosh for significant services in the sphere of diplomacy
- 2003 – Saint Gregory's Grand Cross Order of Holy See
- 2011 – Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur
- 2012 – 2nd degree medal “For Services Contributed to the Motherland”
- 2014 – Honorary Doctorate degree of theMoscow State Institute of International Relations(MGIMO) for his contribution to strengthening international security, and his ongoing contribution to Russia-Armenia relations.[13][14][15]
- 2015 – La Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris
- 2015 – 1st degree medal “For Services Contributed to the Motherland”, Armenia
- 2016 – Gold Medal of the Human Rights League of Spain
- 2016 – "Order of Friendship" of the Russian Federation
- 2016 –Order Pro Merito Melitensi,The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta[16]
- 2016 – Honorary Professor of Yerevan State University.[17]
- 2017 – Russian Order of Friendship awarded by Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov,for his great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation with Russia.[18]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^"History".mfa.am(in Armenian).Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"His Excellency Edward Nalbandian - Center for Middle Eastern Studies".Center for Middle Eastern Studies.2016-09-17.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Հրազդանի համայնքապետարան".hrazdan.am.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Minister Edward Nalbandian".mfa.am(in Armenian).Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Multi-vector foreign policy of Armenia | Departmental | Events".politics.ox.ac.uk.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Edward Nalbandian appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs".armenpress.am.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^""Nagorno-Karabakh: Is a Solution Visible?" A Lecture by Minister Edward Nalbandian | Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies ".creees.stanford.edu.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"New President Appoints Two Key Ministers"Archived2008-04-16 at theWayback Machine,ArmeniaNow, April 15, 2008.
- ^"Sarkisian Appoints Key Ministers in Emerging Cabinet",Armenialiberty.org, April 15, 2008.
- ^"Налбандян Эдвард Агванович".mgimo.ru.Retrieved2023-03-26.
- ^"His Excellency Edward Nalbandian - Center for Middle Eastern Studies".Center for Middle Eastern Studies.2016-09-17.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"MGIMO University, Moscow".ru-ru.facebook(in Russian).Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Edward Nalbandian receives honorary doctorate degree from MGIMO".armenpress.am.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Edward Nalbandian to be awarded title of Honorary Doctor of MGIMO".mediamax.am.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"MFA of Armenia🇦🇲 on Twitter".Twitter.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"The title of Honorary Professor of YSU was awarded to Edward Nalbandian".Hayern Aysor.2016-03-03.Retrieved2018-11-23.
- ^"Press release on Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's official visit to Russia".mid.ru.Retrieved2018-11-23.
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- 1956 births
- Ambassadors of Armenia to Andorra
- Ambassadors of Armenia to Egypt
- Ambassadors of Armenia to France
- Ambassadors of Armenia to Israel
- Ambassadors of Armenia to Morocco
- Ambassadors of Armenia to Oman
- Ambassadors of Armenia to the Holy See
- Government ministers of Armenia
- Ministers of foreign affairs of Armenia
- Living people
- Grand Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
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