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Armenia’s former Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) David Virabyan, recalled from the post earlier on Thursday, will hold an ‘important and top’ post at the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

The diplomat is set to be replaced by Victor Biyagov, who earlier headed the Foreign Affairs Department at the Armenian National Assembly and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Virabyan will also coordinate the direction that he was earlier implementing during his tenure as CSTO representative from Yerevan, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan said on Facebook.

“The recalling and appointment of ambassadors is a normal and continuous process. It is carried out as result of a planned rotation and no subtexts should be sought here,” she wrote.

“Both Mr. Virabyan and Mr. Biyagov have high professional training and the professionalism, capabilities and efficiency of our diplomatic staff should not be questioned by anyone,” she added, congratulating diplomats and wishing success in their future endeavours.