Joining the above Ambassadors was Razmik Khoumarian, Armenia’s Envoy Extraordinary to Moldova and Ukraine.

Shortly after the announcement regarding the diplomats’ unprecedented move was made at Freedom Square, “Haylur” and other T.V outlets broadcasted the news that President Robert Kocharyan had dismissed the “disobedient” diplomats from their posts and summarily stripped them of their rank and title. Specialists familiar with the ritual procedures in the diplomatic corps stated that such a move to strip Ambassadors of their diplomatic rank is a gross breach of the rules.

For the full text of the statement made by the Ambassadors please see “Hetq’s” Armenian section.