YEREVAN. – Our objective and main task is the peaceful skies of Armenia.

Commander of the “Erebuni” Russian airbase, Aleksandr Petrov, told the aforesaid to reporters.

The airbase, which is located in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, held an Open Day on Thursday (PHOTOS), and ahead of Friday’s Russia Day events.

The Open Day brought together Russians and Armenians, alike.

Petrov highly praised the cooperation with Armenian partners, but at the same time apologized to the residents of Yerevan.

“I apologize that we make noise in the morning, that we make noise at night, too,” the Russian commander said. “But this is done to preserve security.”