Armenian President Sarkisian during an interview with Reuters, June 2016 (Photo: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)
YEREVAN (Sputnik)—The deployment of Russia’s Iskander missile systems in Armenia was a necessary measure to ensure regional stability, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian said in an interview.
Iskanders were first demonstrated on September 21 at a military parade in Yerevan marking the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. They were reportedly adopted by Armenia’s Armed Forces earlier and were put on combat alert during the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh in April this year.
“I think this [deployment of Iskanders in Armenia] was a necessary measure to somehow balance the military situation in our region,â€
