Russia envoy to Armenia visits Gegharkunik Province, gets familiarized with Azerbaijan aggression consequences

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Armenia –

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin was in Gegharkunik Province Friday on a working visit, informs the Gegharkunik provincial hall.

During the meeting held at the provincial hall, Gegharkunik governor Karen Sargsyan and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kopyrkin discussed the cooperation roadmap signed on August 8, 2022 between Gegharkunik Province of Armenia and Omsk region of Russia.

After that, the governor of Gegharkunik briefed the Russian ambassador on the consequences of the military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the border settlements of Gegharkunik region on September 13-14, 2022, the current situation in those settlements, and the steps being taken to overcome this situation.

The parties noted the high dynamics of the development of Russian-Armenian relations, emphasizing in this context their cooperation in security, including the steps aimed at maintaining stability on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Also, the governor of Gegharkunik accompanied the Russian ambassador to the border settlements of the Vardenis community affected by the Azerbaijani aggression on September 13-14, 2022, in order to observe the created border situation and the settlement reconstruction process on the spot.