No planned changes to Armenian-Russian Agreement on Status of Russian  Border Troops after decision to withdraw them from Agarak checkpoint  - Armenian MFA

ArmInfo.There are no planned changes or revisions to the Armenian-Russian Agreement on the Status of Russian Border Troops following the decision to withdraw Russian border troops from the Agarak checkpoint, as reported by the Armenian Foreign Ministry in response to a request from Radio Liberty.

"The agreement reached regarding the full performance of service at  the checkpoint of the Armenia-Iran state border by the border troops  of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, as well  as their participation in protecting the Armenia-Iran and  Armenia-Turkey state borders,  does not allow for any changes or  revisions to be made to the agreement," the response of the  department states.

 "In early October, after a half-hour meeting between Pashinyan and  Putin in Moscow, Yerevan announced that, in accordance with the  agreement reached, Russian border guards would leave the Agarak  checkpoint.  Starting from January 1, only Armenian border guards  would be in control there. Meanwhile, paragraph 6 of the  Armenian-Russian treaty signed in 1992 states: "Russian border troops  carry out the passage of people, vehicles, cargo, goods and other  items through checkpoints located on the border of Armenia with  Turkey and Iran." According to the agreement reached between Yerevan  and Moscow, Article 6 of the treaty ceases to act," the source notes.