Itar-Tass, Russia
March 28 2010
Relay race along CIS borders devoted to V-Day, arrives in Yerevan
28.03.2010, 16.41
YEREVAN, March 28 (Itar-Tass) – The `Victory Relay Race’ along CIS
borders on the occasion of the V-Day, arrived in the Armenian capital
on Sunday. The anthems of Russia and Armenia were festively rendered
at the Yerevan international airport as well as popular songs and
marches.
Representative of Russian border troops in Armenia Vyacheslav Kurgin
said that the `Victory Relay Race’ is conducted on a decision of the
Council of commanders of border troops of CIS countries. According to
the representative, `the action publicises glorious combat traditions
of borderguards, and is called upon to consolidate unity and
historical friendship of peoples of the Commonwealth’.
`This relay race shows goodwill of CIS peoples to live in peace,
friendship and good-neighbourly relations,’ said deputy commander of
border troops of the Armenian Security Service for personnel Martiros
Martirosyan. `It also symbolises strengthening relations between
border departments of CIS countries’.
This action `is an expression of unity of our borders we guard by
joint efforts,’ the colonel said. He wished the relay race `a
successful start and successful finish’.