Foreign Intelligence Service (Armenia)
| Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Արտաքին Հետախուզության Ծառայություն | |
Seal of the FIS | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 4 October 2023 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Armenia |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Employees | classified |
| Annual budget | classified |
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The Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) is Armenia's principal foreign intelligence agency. A mostly civilian agency, the FIS falls under the direct supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia. It is headquartered in Yerevan.
Established in October 2023, the FIS was created to replace the incumbent National Security Service (NSS), a mostly uniformed military intelligence organization which lost the trust of the country's leadership after the agency's loyalty came into question amidst frayed relations between Armenia and Russia. While the NSS is a direct successor to the KGB of Soviet Armenia, the FIS is intended to break with past institutional influences and has been established with input and assistance from western intelligence services, including the American CIA and British MI6.