  Armenian-Turkish border is guarded by all ArmeniansMay 30, 2009 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is a sovereign independent state, capable of protecting its border on its own, Lieutenant-General Sergey Bondarev, Head of RF FSB's Administration in Armenia, told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent in Armavir during a meeting with journalists. He referred to the 1992 Armenian-Russian Agreement on Joint Protection of Armenian-Turkish border. "I'm just confident that border is protected by all Armenians. As to us, we just perform our duties of delivering aid," he stressed.On May 30, Armenian frontier forces celebrated their 85th anniversary. The troops guard the border section extending along the rivers Araks and Akhouryan (with a length of 126.2km.). The total length of the Armenian-Turkish border is 328 km. Another border section is guarded by Gyumri frontier forces.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia |
