Palestinian-Armenian Varsen Aghabegian has been appointed as the new foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority.
The Authority announced the names of the new government officials on Friday, pledging that with the help of the experts appointed the government will be able to regain control of Gaza.
Aghabegian is a noted historian in the Middle East. She has received her education in the United States and has authored numerous books, among them “The Saga of Survival,” which focuses on the presences and historical of role of Armenians in the region.