Western-oriented NGOs protesting outside 102nd Russian base - Russian  military greeting them with Armenian patriotic songs

ArmInfo.  Several Western-oriented NGOs are holding a protest outside the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, demanding the withdrawal of the Russian base from Armenia.

Large police forces have been deployed to the site. They have  cordoned off the approaches to the military facility. Armenian and  Russian patriotic songs can be heard coming from the territory of the  Russian base.  A pro-Russian action is taking place in parallel,  organized by the Mother Armenia party in support of maintaining the  Russian presence. Pro-Russian action participants emphasize that the  Turkophiles want the base to be withdrawn. "Who will guard the 311 km  of the Armenian-Turkish border? We will not allow the withdrawal,"  one of the participants said angrily. Those in support of Russia  emphasized that no one will be able to drive a wedge into the  Armenian-Russian friendly relations, and the presence of the base is  in the interests of the Republic of Armenia. They hold banners that  read  that read "No to the Turkification of Armenia!"