40% of Russian Frontier Guards in Armenia Serve on ContractMarch 22, 2006 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of Armenians serving in the Russian frontier troops has already exceeded 50%, commander of the Russian border-guard force in Armenia, General Lieutenant Sergey Bondarev said. In his words, 40% of the Russian frontier troops in Armenia are staffed with military serving on contract and the number of Armenian servicemen is growing. "This is a unique fact when citizens of another state serve in our troops," Bondarev noted. According to a treaty, the expenses are covered equally, reported the Military-Industrial Express.![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |