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ITAR-TASS, Russia
December 23, 2011 Friday 06:29 PM GMT+4
Russian border guards in Armenia accomplish their annual mission in 2011
YEREVAN December 23
Russian border guards in Armenia accomplished their main mission of
the reliable border protection this year, head of the Russian Border
Department in Armenia Lt. Gen. Viktor Vlasov said in Yerevan on
Friday.
He said the border guards prevented trespassing and contraband.
"The Border Department gave protection to the Armenian state borders
with Iran and Turkey and protected the interests and security of
Armenia and Russia in 2011," he said. "The work was done in compliance
with the Russian-Armenian treaty on the status of Russian border
forces in the Armenian territory."
"A lot has been done jointly with the Armenian authorities to upgrade
the border protection," the general said. "Higher efficiency of border
control cut the number of border trespassing attempts."
Border guards seized over 230 trespassers in 2011, exposed incorrect
border crossing documents of 5,150 persons, seized 142 pieces of cold
steal, 23 firearm rounds, more than one million rubles worth of
contraband and over one kilogram of poisonous substances, and
uncovered five organized criminal groups with the total of 22 members
from Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Armenia.
Border guards exposed new routes of illegal migrants from Iran,
Armenia and Georgia headed for Western Europe and CIS states across
Armenia and Russia, Vlasov said.
December 23, 2011 Friday 06:29 PM GMT+4
Russian border guards in Armenia accomplish their annual mission in 2011
YEREVAN December 23
Russian border guards in Armenia accomplished their main mission of
the reliable border protection this year, head of the Russian Border
Department in Armenia Lt. Gen. Viktor Vlasov said in Yerevan on
Friday.
He said the border guards prevented trespassing and contraband.
"The Border Department gave protection to the Armenian state borders
with Iran and Turkey and protected the interests and security of
Armenia and Russia in 2011," he said. "The work was done in compliance
with the Russian-Armenian treaty on the status of Russian border
forces in the Armenian territory."
"A lot has been done jointly with the Armenian authorities to upgrade
the border protection," the general said. "Higher efficiency of border
control cut the number of border trespassing attempts."
Border guards seized over 230 trespassers in 2011, exposed incorrect
border crossing documents of 5,150 persons, seized 142 pieces of cold
steal, 23 firearm rounds, more than one million rubles worth of
contraband and over one kilogram of poisonous substances, and
uncovered five organized criminal groups with the total of 22 members
from Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Armenia.
Border guards exposed new routes of illegal migrants from Iran,
Armenia and Georgia headed for Western Europe and CIS states across
Armenia and Russia, Vlasov said.