Karine Kazinian

Karine Kazinian (née Kroyan) (; 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.

Early life and education Kazinian was born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Kazinian studied at the German Language Department of Yerevan State University and graduated in 1977.

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.

Kazinian won the Armenian Medal of Mkhitar Gosh and Romanian Grand Cross Order for Merit.

Death Kazinian died during an operation on 6 December 2012 in Los Angeles, California, aged 57. She was posthumously awarded the Eurasian region Diplomat of the Year Awarded 2013 by Diplomat magazine.