ArmInfo. A delegation of the Armenian government headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Russian military base stationed in Gyumri.
As the press service of the Southern Military District reports, the government delegation familiarized itself with the life and military activities of military personnel in the "Bolshaya Krepost"( "Big Fortress", Ed. note) military town, visited the Hill of Honor and Military Glory memorial complexes in the Bolshaya Krepost military town, the museum of the military unit and the temple Holy Martyr Queen Alexandra.
The command of the Russian military compound acquainted the delegation of the Government of Armenia with the history of the formation of the compound, its structure, modern armament and military equipment.
At the end of the visit, the government delegation of the republic, as well as representatives of the Russian embassy in Armenia, the Frontier Department of the FSS of Russia in Armenia, the Russian General Consulate in Gyumri and the administration of the Shirak region laid wreaths and flowers at the monuments to Soviet soldiers and twice Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant-General Mikhail Kalashnikov