Pashinyan Dismisses Armenia's Trade Representative in China

The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has dismissed Artashes Petrosyan from his position as Armenia's trade representative in the People's Republic of China. The decision was published on the Armenian government's electronic governance platform, e-gov.am.

According to the document, "Based on point 10 of appendix to the Government of Armenia's decision No. 1935-N dated December 23, 2004, Artashes Petrosyan is relieved of his duties as Armenia's trade representative in the People's Republic of China."

It is noteworthy that Artashes Petrosyan was appointed to the position for a three-year term, starting from September 1, 2021. Before Petrosyan, the position was held by Varazdat Karapetyan, a former member of the "My Step" faction in the National Assembly, who submitted his resignation on February 16 of that year.