(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 6. Armenia has sent an
official letter to Russia regarding the presence of Russian border
guards at the capital's Zvartnots airport, Armenian Security
Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan told reporters, Trend reports.
"The position of the authorities is that the service at the
airport should be carried out by Armenian border guards. Armenia
has all possibilities for this," he said.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry
Maria Zakharova said earlier that Moscow considers the statements
regarding the withdrawal of Russian border guards from Zvartnots
airport as another example of Armenia's unfriendly behavior.
"We consider it as another example of the unfriendly behavior of
Yerevan. We have not received any appeals from the Armenian
authorities in this regard. We understand the Zvartnots story stems
from earlier insinuations around Russian Dmitry Setrakov. I can
assure you that no illegal actions were committed by Russian
representatives: we always respect the national legislation of
sovereign states," she said.
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