Secretary of the Russian National Security Council Nikolai Patrushev is on a two-day visit to Armenia where he will meet his counterpart Artur Bagdasaryan, ITAR-TASS reports.
Patrushev will visit Gyumri, the second largest city in Armenia (former Leninakan) and observe the 102nd Russian military base and the Krasnoznamenny Border Group of Russia’s FSB.
The Russian military base in Gyumri operates according to the Russian-Armenian deal. It has some 5,000 servicemen.
The Russian security chief will lay flowers at the Honour Hill, a memorial for Russian officers who died in Russian-Turkish wars in the 19th century. The complex was opened in 2010, attended by Russian and Armenian President Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Srgsyan. The Heroes of Kars Complex will have a monument set, reconstructed by the Russian Orthodox Chapel of Saint Archistratig Mikhail. Patrushev will visit Matenadaran, a research institute for ancient manuscripts in Yerevan. He will conclude the visit meeting Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
