MFA: Armenia does not need Russia’s support and can carry out border service at Zvartnots on its own

Armenia has the capacity to carry out the border service at Zvartnots airport on its own and without Russia’s support, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a press conference on Thursday.

“The Russian side has been notified that only Armenian border guards will carry out service at Zvartnots airport.

From the very beginning, the presence of Russian border guards at Zvartnots was seen as support for the newly independent state of Armenia.

Now we consider that the Republic of Armenia has the institutional capacity to carry out border service on its own. We do not feel the need for support from the Russian side anymore. We have notified the Russian side about this and expressed gratitude for the support,” Mirzoyan said.15:23