Armenia has appointed career diplomat Inna Torgomyan as its first resident ambassador to Cyprus, a posting that was considered long overdue and is expected to enhance the already warm relations between the two countries.
President Vahagn Khachaturyan formalised the appointment at the advice of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday, his office said in a press release.
Ambassador Torgomyan is expected to present her credentials to President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia later in February, together with other newly appointed ambassadors to Cyprus.
“Armenia is at last opening a resident embassy in Cyprus,” said Tigran Mkrtchyan, Armenia’s vibrant ambassador to Greece, Albania and Cyprus.
“The first resident ambassador is our dear colleague Inna Torgomyan, whom I wish every success and good luck in moving forward our ties with brotherly Cyprus,” he added.
Mkrtchyan, who has been based in Athens since July 2022, will now hand over the Cyprus accreditation to Torgomyan.
“This appointment was long overdue and I am delighted. It will take our strong bilateral diplomatic ties, as well as the thriving trade, cultural, educational and economic relations to a new level,” said Vartkes Mahdessian, Armenian Representative in the Cyprus parliament.
“Through her various diplomatic postings and key duties within the foreign ministry in Yerevan, I believe Ambassador Torgomyan will help further enhance our strong political and historic ties.
“This appointment comes at a critical juncture of events in Europe, the eastern Mediterranean and the Caucuses, and is a sign of gratitude of Armenia towards the people and government of Cyprus for its steadfast support towards Yerevan at all international fora, from the European Union and the European Parliament, to the United Nations and beyond,” Mahdessian concluded.
Ambassador Torgomyan, 41, a graduate in international relations from Yerevan State University has had several diplomatic postings, including Rome and the U.N. permanent representation, as well as diaspora relations. She has led various departments within the foreign ministry in Yerevan, and was director of media and public diplomacy at the ministry since January 2022.
This is her first posting as ambassador. She also speaks English, Russian, Italian and Farsi.
History was made in September 2024, when Michael Mavros was appointed Cyprus’ first resident ambassador to Armenia, in addition to the Cyprus Honorary Consul Armen Khachatryan in Yerevan and Armenia’s Honorary Consul to Cyprus, Martiros Minasyan, based in Limassol.
