David Babayan

David Babayan
Դավիթ Բաբայան
Foreign Minister of Artsakh
In office
4 January 2021 – 11 January 2023
Preceded byMasis Mayilyan
Succeeded bySergey Ghazaryan
Personal details
Born (1973-04-05) 5 April 1973 (age 51)
Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

David Klimi Babayan (Armenian: Դավիթ Կլիմի Բաբայան, Davit' Klimi Babayan; born 5 April 1973) is a politician who served as the advisor to the president of Artsakh from 17 January 2023 until the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. He previously served as the foreign minister of Artsakh.[1][2] From 28 December 2013 he served as Head of the Central Information Department of the Artsakh Republic. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff in the office of the President of the Republic. On 26 May 2020, he was appointed as an adviser to the President on foreign relations. On 4 January 2021, Babayan was appointed the Minister of Foreign Relations taking over from Masis Mayilyan.[3] He founded and currently leads the Artsakh Conservative Party.[4] After the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, he surrendered himself to the Azerbaijani authorities[5] and is currently facing criminal charges in Azerbaijan.[6]

  1. ^ Mirror Spectator - "Davit Babayan named new foreign minister of artsakh". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ Aravot - "David Babayan appointed Foreign Minister of Artsakh".Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ Eurasia.Net - "Nagorno-Karabakh shuffles top officials, plans new elections". Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ստեփանակերտում տեղի է ունեցել Արցախի Պահպանողական կուսակցության հիմնադիր համագումարը". news.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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