Russia has replaced the commander of its troops stationed in Armenia after one of them was arrested and charged with murdering the seven members of an Armenian family in Gyumri three months ago.
The new commander of the Russian military base, Major-General Vladimir Ustinov, met with Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and the chief of the Armenian army's General Staff, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov, in Yerevan on Monday.
According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, Ohanian wished Ustinov success in his new post and "expressed confidence about a further development and strengthening of Russian-Armenian strategic cooperation." A ministry statement did not specify whether they discussed the aftermath of the January 12 massacre of the Avetisian family in Gyumri which shocked many in and outside Armenia.
Armenian News
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