37% of Russian FSS Border Troops in Armenia Make ArmeniansDecember 21, 2006 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Beginning from 2005 Russian and Armenian border troops are carrying out the guarding of 'Yerevan' (Zvartnots airport) checkpoint, said lieutenant-general Sergey Bondarev, the head of FSS (Federal Security Service) Russian Border Troops in Armenia to a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the Armenian National Security Service renders the Russian frontier troops great assistance. "We were given special equipment, which allows us to greatly reduce the time for registration of border control of passengers." Said Bondarev. Sergey Bondarev also added that 37% of Russian FSS Border Troops in Armenia make Armenians. "24% are officers of the Russian Army with Armenian nationality, 90% of ensigns are Armenian citizens," he said. The head of Russian border troops also underlined that there have been no problems on ethnic grounds. He stressed that criminality also decreased during the past year. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |