April 27, 2009 - 19:43 AMT
Yuri Merzlyakov denies rumors on withdrawal of Russian troops from Armenia
At a news conference convened in Yerevan, OSCE MG Russian Co-Chair Y. Merzlyakov said the rumors on Russia's intention to withdraw its troops from Armenia in case of Armenian-Turkish ties normalization are untrue. "To the best of my knowledge, withdrawal of Russian troops is not on agenda at present," the Russian diplomat noted.