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 Tuesday, September 26 2023 11:53
Marianna Mkrtchyan

Canada appoints ambassador to Armenia

Canada appoints ambassador to Armenia

ArmInfo.The Canadian government has named Andrew Turner as ambassador to Armenia. He will  arrive in Yerevan in October.

Andrew Turner is a career diplomat, The Canadian Press reports.  Turner served in Canadian diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia  (2004-2007), Syria (2011-2012), Afghanistan (2013-2015), Pakistan  (2015-2017) and Iraq (2017-2019). He most recently served in the  Canadian Foreign Ministry's Eastern Europe and Eurasia Directorate.

A month earlier, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly  announced  that she planned to visit Armenia in September and take part in the  official opening ceremony of the Canadian diplomatic mission in  Yerevan. 

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