Armenia recalls Honorary Consul from Yekaterinburg, Ambassador from  U.S. 

ArmInfo.  Honorary Consul of Armenia Narek Spartakyan is being recalled from Yekaterinburg, URA.RU reports.

According to the website, the reason was his disagreement with the  position of the country's leadership regarding the Armenian Apostolic  Church and the arrest of the philanthropist from Russia Samvel  Karapetyan, who supported the AAC.

Spartakyan himself only noted that he lived and continues to live in  Yekaterinburg. And he promised to do everything necessary for the  residents of Sverdlovsk and the Armenian community even without the  status of honorary consul. "I consider any actions against the  Armenian Apostolic Church, as an important foundation for the  spiritual unity of all Armenians, unacceptable," Spartakyan added.

In response to his position regarding the arrest of Karapetyan, he  said that, like all Armenians, he respects him very much, because for  many he is an example of how to build and create.

At the same time, the Armenian publication "Aravot", citing its own  sources, reports on the imminent replacement of the Armenian  Ambassador to the United States, Lilit Makunts. "The head of the  faction of the ruling Civil Contract party in the Council of Elders  of Gyumri, Sarik Minasyan, will soon be appointed Minister of Labor  and Social Affairs of Armenia.

And the current minister, Narek Mkrtchyan, will be appointed  Ambassador of Armenia to the United States, replacing Lilit Makunts  in this post. According to available information, the agrement on his  appointment has already been issued. By the way, Mkrtchyan's brother  lives in the United States," the publication notes.

At the time of publication of the information, it was not possible to  obtain a comment from the Armenian Foreign Ministry on the veracity  of these two reports.