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Peoples Friendship Medal, the USSR's third highest honor. When Armenia became independent, Nalbandian was invited to become Armenia's representative in Egypt. Thus, in 1992 Edward Nalbandian joined the diplomatic service of newly independent Armenia as Chargé d'Affaires and later in 1994 as Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt. From Cairo he was also accredited as Armenia's Ambassador to Morocco and Oman. By October 1992, Nalbandian had established an embassy in Cairo–one of the first embassies Armenia opened.
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