The expediency of the Russian presence on the Armenia’s border with Turkey, according to Hovsep Khurshudyan

The border is one of the most important components of any state, it is an element of sovereignty of the state. Head of “Free Citizen” NGO Hovsep Khurshudyan continues and adds that now Armenia has a border which, in fact, does not control and has passed it to the so-called strategic ally.

The information that the Russian border guards had disrupted construction works on the Armenia’s border with Iran gives an opportunity to touch upon the question of border control and the fact that a considerable part of the Armenian border is under the control of Russian frontier troops.

Hovsep Khurshudyan separates several components to understand comprehensively the Russian presence on the Armenian border with Turkey. “First, the political element: in 1992, the transfer of the border control to Russia was implemented by Russia’s pressure. Providing troops to Azerbaijan a few days earlier, capturing Martakert, the messages and reviews from Russia showed then it was a warning from Russia that Armenia should not take steps to improve its relations with Turkey as it would have resulted in the weakening of Russia’s control in the region,” he says. The details in the program “Paradigm”.