Ambassador

Viktor BIYAGOV

Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia
to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Appointed as the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OPCW (residence The Hague) by the Decree of the President of Armenia of 4 September, 2023.

Date anf Place of Birth

8 March, 1972, Yerevan, Armenia

Education

1989-1994 Yerevan Institute of Foreign Languages, Diploma, Department of History and English Language, Graduated with Honours

1995 Course for Young Diplomats from Central and Eastern Europe, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations "Clingendael" The Hague, the Netherlands

1996-1998 Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Faculty of International Relations, Moscow, Russia

2004 Senior Course, NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy

2016 General Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course, NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy

Working Experience

1994-1996 Attaché, CIS Countries Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

1998-2000 Third Secretary, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

2000-2002 Third Secretary, Consul, Embassy of Armenia in Romania, Bucharest, Romania

2003-2005 Second Secretary, Arms Control and International Security Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

2005-2008 Second Secretary, Embassy of Armenia in Germany, Berlin, Germany

2008-2010 Acting Head of OSCE Desk, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

2010-2014 First Secretary, Mission of Armenia to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium

April-June, 2014 First Secretary, America and Canada Division, Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

2014-2018 Head of Foreign Relations Department, Staff of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia

September-November, 2018 Acting Head, CIS Countries Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

November 2018 – September 2023 Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation

2023 September Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OPCW

Diplomatic rank

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia

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Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

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