Mediamax, Armenia
February 25, 2008
SIX ARMENIAN DIPLOMATS SACKED FOR SUPPORTING OPPOSITION
Armenia’s foreign minister has sacked the six ministry officials who
expressed support for opposition leaderLevon Ter-Petrosyan on 24
February, Mediamax reported.
Vardan Oskanyan said the officials had violated the law which bans
diplomats from being involved in politics.
The sacked diplomats included the ministry spokesman, Vladimir
Karapetyan, and the head of the department dealingwith NATO, Marta
Ayvazyan, Mediamax said.
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