ArmInfo. No decisions were made by Armenia on the withdrawal of Russian border guards from Yerevan Zvartnots airport, and no one has informed us, through official channels. Spokesperson of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated during during the Knowledge: The First marathon.
"As far as we understand, there have been no decisions on this matter. And no one has informed us, through official channels, about those decisions," Peskov added, RIA Novosti reports. At the same time, he expressed confidence that difficulties in relations between Russia and Armenia will pass, cooperation between the two countries is absolutely mutually beneficial.
"There may be periods of tension among close neighbors, but what is needed here is political will - and we have it, Constructive dialogue and political foresight from the leaders of both countries are essential, and fortunately, we possess these qualities as well, Peskov said.
On February 27, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said that Russian border guards should leave the Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport, adding that the Armenian side itself will protect the country's borders.
Later, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow had not received any requests from Yerevan regarding the withdrawal of Russian border guards from this airport. In turn, the secretary of the ruling civil contract faction of the Armenian parliament, Artur Hovhannisyan, said that his political team is concerned about the presence of Russian border guards and discussions are underway on this issue.