Aleksandr Dvornikov, Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) troops of the Russian Armed Forces, has arrived in the Russian military base in Armenia, on a working visit.

Vadim Astafyev, head of the SMD press service, told about the aforementioned to reporters, according to RIA Novosti news agency of Russia.

Dvornikov inspected the combat duty of the Russian pilots at Erebuni military airport in capital city Yerevan. Also, he inspected the military infrastructure at this airport as well as that in Yerevan, where the Russian servicemen and their family members are accommodated.

Astafyev added that the SMD commander will also inspect the Russian military base in Gyumri, and take part in the events by the joint staff of the Russian and Armenian armed forces.