RA President meets newly appointed RF FSB frontier directorate in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Friday with Lieutenant General Vladimir Streltsov, Deputy Head of Frontier Service of the Russian Federation, and Lieutenant General Viktor Vlasov, new Head of RF FSB frontier directorate in Armenia.



Assessing highly the strategic cooperation between Armenia and Russia, President Sargsyan stressed the importance of its further development. He characterized frontier service and protection of Armenia's state border as the key element of Armenian-Russian strategic partnership.



"We hail the professionalism of frontier guards and their activities," the President said, adding that efficient joint work allows to respond quickly to any problem that can emerge.



Lieutenant General Streltsov for his part reiterated the border guards' willingness to conscientiously perform the tasks they are charged with, RA President's press office reported.