Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
April 20, 2005, Wednesday
THE CHIEF OF THE BORDER GUARD SERVICEMEN OF THE RUSSIAN FSB HAS
ARRIVED IN YEREVAN
Colonel-General Vladimir Pronichev, chief of the border guard service
of the Russian FSB, arrived in Yerevan on Monday. The Armenian
border guard service states that the main objective of the visit
is to inspect Russian border guard units stationed in the republic.
Pronichev will also discuss the prospects of cooperation between the
Russian and Armenian border guard services. He also plans to sign
a range of documents, including on the financing of Russian border
guard units stationed in Armenia.
Russian and Armenian border guards defend Armenia’s border with Turkey
and Iran.