He served as minister of foreign affairs from 1996 until his resignation, with President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, in 1998. Since then, he has been involved in local politics, as chairman of the Armenian national liberation movement (2000–2002), and in the private sector, as chief advisor to the president of Armagrobank (1998–2000).
He held the position of foreign minister from 1996 until his resignation in 1998, alongside President Levon Ter-Petrosyan. He subsequently engaged in local politics, becoming chairman of the Armenian national liberation movement from 2000 to 2002 and later worked as a private sector advisor to the president of Armagrobank from 1998 to 2000.