Monday, December 17 2018 18:10

ArmInfo.The Sasna Tsrer party  has responded to the statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei  Lavrov, published by Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, that Moscow and  Yerevan are currently preparing a document that should guarantee the  absence of foreign military in biological laboratories in Armenia.In  particular, the party's statement says that such a treaty is strange,  since Russia in this case forces Armenia to actions related to its  relations with third countries.

Members of the group believe that by concluding such a document, we  question the sovereignty of our state,Note that Sergey Lavrov also  noted: "With Armenia, we are completing the process of preparing a  document that will guarantee the non-presence of foreign military,  which will ensure that everything that is done there will be  transparent in terms of guarantees that there are no threats and  risks "The minister said, adding that a similar agreement is also  being prepared with Kazakhstan.Earlier, Kommersant wrote that the  Russian side is negotiating with Armenia about signing a document  that would guarantee a ban on the use of biolaboratories by third  countries with financial support from the United States. It was noted  that if the negotiations are crowned with success, then American  experts will not have access to the laboratories. 

During his visit to Moscow, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper that, on his  personal instructions, Russian specialists were admitted to  laboratories located in Armenia that deal with biomaterial research.  He stressed that the representatives of the Russian Federation never  had and will not have problems with access there. Recall that in  2016, with the funding of the US Department of Defense, three  laboratories were opened in Armenia - in Yerevan, in Gyumri and in  Ijevan. After their discovery in the Armenian and Russian mass media,  publications are periodically received that these laboratories are  dual-purpose objects and can also be used for military purposes for  the creation and production of biological weapons. 

The establishment of the reference laboratory in Yerevan by the US  Department of Defense allocated $ 15.5, and the total funding  amounted to $ 18 million. In Yerevan, $ 4.1 million was invested for  the full construction of the reference laboratory of the food safety  department for particularly dangerous pathogens repairing the  reference laboratory of the National Center for Disease Control and  Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Armenia by the US government  invested $ 9.8 million, ensuring the seismic stability of the  building and creating the necessary laboratory infrastructure  Keturah. An additional $ 1.7 million for both laboratories was  allocated for the purchase of new equipment and furniture.