Armenia's new Israel envoy speaks 10 languages

Armenia's new Israel envoy speaks 10 languages
December 29, 2021 - 14:56 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's new ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian speaks 10 languages, including Hebrew, Latin and Coptic, according to his LinkedIn bio.

Akopian is multilingual – UN certified in English, French and Arabic; native speaker of Armenian and Russian; fluent in Hebrew; excellent command of Latin, Aramaic and Coptic; advancing in Portuguese.

He is a career diplomat with 30 years of experience in international relations, international security, international humanitarian cooperation and human rights, as well as 31 years of experience in academic research and professorship, with a PhD in Semitic philology.

Akopian has introduced Hebrew and Syriac/Aramaic studies to the University of Yerevan, Armenia, as well as authored numerous papers and three major books: "Modern Hebrew", "Classical Syriac" and "Introduction to Aramaic and Syriac Studies".

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