Armenia intends to gradually assume full control over its state  borders

ArmInfo. According to an agreement signed in the early 1990s, as the Armenian border forces strengthen their capabilities, control over the country's state  border should gradually be transferred to the Armenian Border Troops,  as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a  press-briefing on April 30.

He mentioned that Armenia pays Russian border guards for border  protection. He also noted that his Russian partners had recently  proposed increasing the fees paid by Armenia for border protection  services, citing rising operational costs. Rather than accepting  higher costs for foreign services, Pashinyan stated that Armenia  plans to redirect those funds toward the modernization and expansion  of its own border troops.  The Prime Minister emphasized that the  pace of the transition will depend on the speed of domestic capacity  building and the cost-effectiveness of ongoing cooperation with  Russia. "As stipulated by the current agreement," Pashinyan  emphasized.

It should be noted that on October 8, 2024, following a meeting  between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President  Vladimir Putin, it was announced that, as of January 1, 2025, the  Border Troops of the National Security Service of the Republic of  Armenia will also participate in protecting the Armenia-Iran and  Armenia-Turkey state borders, and that the checkpoint on the  Armenia-Iran state border will be entirely manned by the Border  Troops of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia.

It should be added that, as of August 1, 2024, Russian border guards  have left Armenia's Zvartnots Airport.  Recall, that the current  presence of Russian border guards in Armenia is based on the  interstate agreement on the status of Russian border troops in the  country. The agreement was signed in Yerevan on September 30, 1992