ArmInfo.Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree appointing Gagik Ghalachyan as ambassador to Kazakhstan. The corresponding decree is published on the website of the head of state.
By another decree, Sarkissian recalled Ara Sahakyan from the post of RA ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, who headed the diplomatic mission since August 2013.
Earlier, Gagik Ghalachyan headed the European department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.