Putin-Pashinyan agreeme; Armenian forces are stationed at the border crossing with Iran
The Preside of Russia and the Prime Minister of Armenia agreed that the Armenian forces will also participate in the protection of the borders of Iran and Türkiye with the Russian border guards.
According to RCO News Agency, Nazli Baghdasarian, the media spokesperson of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, said that Pashinyan and Russian Preside Vladimir Putin agreed during their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday that starting from January 1, 2025, together with the Russian border guards, the military personnel of the Armenian Border Service will also be deployed. Participate in the protection of the borders of Iran and Turkey.
Baghdasarian also meioned the details of the meeting between Putin and Pashinyan and said: “During this meeting, the Prime Minister of Armenia preseed his “Crossroads of Peace” plan to the Russian Preside and expressed his concerns about the issues of the Caucasus region.”
According to the report of “Armenpress” News agency, citing Baghdasarian, Pashinyan evaluated his meeting with Putin as “positive”.
Regarding the border of Armenia and Iran, the leaders of the two couries agreed that the corol of the border crossing between the two couries of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia will be transferred from the Russian forces to the Armenian forces and only the Armenian forces will be responsible for guarding the border crossing.
In this regard, Pashinyan thanked Putin for the presence of Russian troops on the borders of the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Putin and Pashinyan meeting in Moscow
The Prime Minister of Armenia and the Preside of Russia also discussed issues in the fields of energy, education and human rights during their meeting, and according to the Armenian Press report, agreemes have been reached between Moscow and Yerevan in these fields.
Putin also said in a stateme that commercial and economic relations between Moscow and Yerevan are dynamically developing and progressing.
He added: “Business relations reached 7.4 billion dollars last year, and in the first half of this year, it grew 2.5 times and exceeded 8.3 billion dollars. Also, the trade between the two couries may reach 14 to 16 billion dollars by the end of this year.”
According to the report of the Russian news agency “Tass”, during the meeting, the Russian preside stated that the value of Russian investmes in Armenia is about four billion dollars, and with this amou, Russia is considered one of the largest investors in the Armenian economy.
Putin also invited the Armenian Prime Minister to the BRICS summit that will be held in Kazan this moh.
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