From January 1, 2025, the border guard troops of the Armenian National Security Service will also participate in the protection of the Armenia-Iran and Armenia-Turkey state borders. The agreement was reached during the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister’s Spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan said in a Facebook post.
The service at the checkpoint on Armenia-Iran border will be carried out exclusively by the forces of the Border Guard troops of the Armenian National Security Service.
Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked President Putin for the service carried out by the Border Guard troops of the Russian Federal Border Service at the border control point between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran since the independence of the Republic of Armenia.
During the meeting with the Russian President, Prime Minister Pashinyan presented the details of the “Crossroads of Peace” project, handed over the brochure of the project to the Russian President, and voiced concern about the expressions and vocabulary used by a number of Russian officials on regional issues, Baghdasaryan said.
She said a wide range of issues were discussed during the meeting, concrete agreements related to the energy, educational and humanitarian spheres were reached.