The fact of granting Ani Badalyan a high diplomatic rank is being hotly debated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
23-09-2026 10:53 Armenia Politics
Sputnik. Ani Badalyan has been working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2014.
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Armenia's independence, the awarding of a high diplomatic rank to the spokesperson of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ani Badalyan, has become a hot topic of discussion in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, writes the newspaper "Zhoghovurd".
It should be noted that by the decree of the President of Armenia on September 16, Ani Badalyan was awarded the diplomatic rank of "extraordinary envoy and plenipotentiary minister".
"Our sources report that recently Badalyan's role in the ministry has significantly expanded: she is not only the official spokesperson but also plays a key role in various issues of foreign policy. In cases of inquiries and clarifications of information in different directions, employees are often guided through Badalyan. Perhaps that is why it has also become a topic of discussion that Badalyan, who holds the position of spokesperson, has relatively quickly received one of the highest diplomatic ranks," the newspaper writes.
Moreover, 35-year-old Badalyan has been working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2014. In January 2023, she was appointed as the acting head of the EU division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Europe Department, and in March of the same year, she became the spokesperson for the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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