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 served as foreign minister under President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, then transitioned into local politics, becoming chairman of the Armenian national liberation movement and later working as a private sector advisor to the president of Armagrobank.