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Karine Kazinian
Polish diplomat and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karine Kazinian (née Kroyan) (Armenian: Կարինե Լորիսի Ղազինյան (Կրոյան); 8 January 1955 – 6 December 2012) was an Armenian diplomat and politician. She served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, was Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ambassador of Armenia to Germany and was Chief Negotiator of the EU–Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
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Early life and education
Kazinian was born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] Kazinian studied at the German Language Department of Yerevan State University and graduated in 1977.[1] She was fluent in Russian, German, Romanian, English, and Portuguese.[1]
After graduating, she worked in the Soviet Union (USSR) embassies in Mozambique, Portugal, and Romania.[2] From 1997 to 1999, she was Armenia's temporary chargé d'affaires in Romania.[3]
In 2009, Kazinian was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and also served as the Chief Negotiator of the EU–Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.[3]
On 8 September 2011 Kazinian was appointed Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom.[2]
Kazinian won the Armenian Medal of Mkhitar Gosh and Romanian Grand Cross Order for Merit.[citation needed]
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Death
Kazinian died during an operation on 6 December 2012 in Los Angeles, California, aged 57.[1][2] She was posthumously awarded the Eurasian region Diplomat of the Year Awarded 2013 by Diplomat magazine.[3]
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