ArmInfo.Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin commented on the possibility of deploying Russian border guards at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Gegharkunik region of the Republic of Armenia.
So, on June 22, the Russian Ambassador, answering the question of whether there is a specific timeline in connection with the information about the deployment of Russian border guards on the Armenian- Azerbaijani border, which the governor of Gegharkunik region spoke about yesterday, in particular, said:
"There are already Russian border posts in Syunik, on those problem areas of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. As for further steps in this regard, let's wait."
Referring to the elections in Armenia, Kopyrkin stated that press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov and official representative of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in their statements highlighted the Russian position.