16 Facts About Ara Papian

Ara Papian is an Armenian lawyer, historian and diplomat.

Ara Papian served as Armenia's Ambassador to Canada from 2000 to 2006.

Ara Papian is currently the president of the "Modus Vivendi" Center for Social Science.

Ara Papian first graduated from the Yerevan State University in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in history.

Ara Papian graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in 1994 and from the NATO Defense College in Rome in 1999.

Ara Papian completed a course of study in Public Diplomacy.

Ara Papian lectured on Armenian language and literature at the Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus and taught Armenian and Iranian history at Yerevan State University from 1987 to 1989 and from 1998 to 2000.

Ara Papian worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia for many years, holding different positions.

Ara Papian worked as secretary and head of numerous departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ara Papian worked in Tehran, Iran and Bucharest, Romania as secretary.

Ara Papian has given speeches in many Armenian communities throughout the world on these issues.

Ara Papian is an advocate of minority rights and has stated in his interviews that Armenia should assist nation-less ethnic groups, such as the Talysh and Lezgin people, to secede from Azerbaijan.

Ara Papian is founder and Head of the Modus Vivendi Center.

Ara Papian is a member of the National Democratic Pole.

Ara Papian is fluent in Armenian, Russian, English, Persian and Greek.

Ara Papian is married, with two sons: Narek and Taron.