Ambassador

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia in the Syrian Arab Republic

ROUBEN KHARAZIAN

Born on April 9, 1961, Yerevan

Education

1978 – 1983 Yerevan State University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Arabic Language and Literature

1988 – 1992 Yerevan Institute of National Economy

1994 – 1995 Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Working experience

1983 – 1991 Assistant, Senior Assistant, Foreign Relations Department of the Armenian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations

1985 – 1987 Service in the USSR Armed Forces, Military Translator, Libya

1991 May-December Head of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of Armenia

1992 – 1994 First Secretary of the State Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

1995 – 1996 First Secretary of the European Countries Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

1996 – 1998 First Secretary of the Embassy of Armenia in France

1999 – 2001 Head of the Second Division of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

2001 – 2002 First Secretary of the Embassy of Armenia in Italy

2002 – 2006 First Secretary, Counsellor of the Embassy of Armenia in France

2006 – 2008 Counsellor of the “State Protocol Service” Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

2008 – 2009 Embassy of Armenia in Lebanon, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim

2009 – 2010 Counsellor of the “State Protocol Service” Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

2010 – 2014 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of Armenia in Iraq

2014 – 2017 Deputy Head of the “State Protocol Service” Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

2017 – 2020 Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Marseille (France), Consul

2020 - 2021 Counsellor to the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

2021 – 2024 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Turkmenistan

On October 31, 2024, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Syrian Arab Republic.

Diplomatic rank

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Languages

French, English, Arabic, Russian

Marital status

Married, has one daughter and one son

MFA RA
official website

Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

Visa applications