MOSCOW. – Along the lines of his visit to Armenia, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and first Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation (RF), Lieutenant Colonel Valery Gerasimov, also visited RF Armed Forces’ 102nd Military Base which is stationed in Armenia.

Gerasimov inspected the combat-readiness of the base, and got familiar with the service conditions of the base and the household conditions of its military servicemen, RF MOD press service informs.  

To note, within the framework of his visit to Armenia, which was held on Thursday and Friday, the Russian army chief was received by President Serzh Sargsyan, and he held talks with Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces,  Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Khachaturov.