Russian president Dmitry Medvedev appointed Sergey Avakyants as commander of the Pacific fleet of the Russian navy. Even-though modern Armenia has no access to the sea, historic Armenia used to border the Mediterranean, Black sea and and the Caspian sea. Armenian participation in the Russian navy has a long history with outstanding service records, such as Ivan Isakov Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union.
Source: http://expert.ru/2012/05/3/novyij-komanduyuschij-tof/
