ArmInfo.Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Defense and Security of the State Duma of Russia Yury Shvytkin commented on the statements of the Acting Defense Minister of Armenia David Tonoyan about the role of Russia in ensuring the security of Armenia.
According to the MP, Russia is ready to ensure the security of Armenia in the event of military aggression. ''Armenia is a member of the CSTO. We have warm, constructive relations with this country, including in the military-technical sphere. Not to mention the fact that the Russian and Armenian peoples are fraternal. We are jointly responsible for ensuring the security of all the CSTO states and are ready to counter any threat, no matter where it comes from", the Federal News Agency quoted Yury Shvytkin. Yesterday, Acting Defense Minister of Armenia David Tonoyan stated at a press conference in Yerevan that the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guards play an important role in ensuring the security of Armenia.