The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Armenia.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Yerevan. There is a consulate general in Gyumri. The post of Russian ambassador to Armenia is currently held by , incumbent since 6 April 2018.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations were briefly established between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1920. Boris Legran was the Russian representative between 28 July and 29 November 1920, prior to the Armenian republic's conquest by Soviet forces and its 1922 amalgamation into the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Republic of Armenia was established as an independent country, with diplomatic relations established with the Russian Federation on 3 April 1992.
List of representatives
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Democratic Republic of Armenia (1920) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesBoris Legran28 July 1920 29 November 1920
Russian Federation to Armenia (1992–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesVladimir StupishinAmbassador2 March 199213 September 1994 Andrey UrnovAmbassador13 September 1994 12 November 1998 Anatoly DryukovAmbassador12 November 1998 24 March 2005 Ambassador24 March 2005 7 July 2009Vyacheslav KovalenkoAmbassador7 July 2009 21 March 2013 Ambassador21 March 2013 6 April 2018Ambassador6 April 2018
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