UrduPoint News
Dec 30 2018
Russian, Armenian Troops To Hold 20 Joint Drills, Tournaments At Gyumri Base In 2019
Faizan Hashmi
ROSTOV-ON-DON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 30th December, 2018) ON-DON, December 30 (Sputnik) – Russian troops stationed near Armenia's second-largest city of Gyumri will take part next year in some 20 drills and competitions together with Armenian personnel, the Russian military said.
"Russian service members at the Southern Military District's military base in Armenia will take part in over 20 joint exercises, competitions, championships and tournaments in 2019," the military district's press office said.
The military base near Gyumri marked on Saturday 77 years since it was established during the Soviet times. Armenia's acting Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan said during the celebrations that Russian deployment there was in the strategic interest of both countries.