Armenia notifies Russia about ending work of border guards at Zvartnots Airport

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia received a notification from Armenia about ending the work of Russian border guards at Zvartnots International Airport in the capital Yerevan.

“Indeed, a departmental letter was received in this regard and contacts are now being carried out through departments. I can’t say more now,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a press briefing in Moscow.

Peskov further said that contacts between Russian and Armenian authorities "at all possible levels" will continue.

Earlier in the day, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during a press conference that the country's border guard sent a letter to the Russian side thanking them for their service.

Pashinyan further said that the Armenian Border Guard acquired "enough experience, skills and knowledge to carry out service at Zvartnots airport without the assistance of the Russian side.”