The laboratories belong to Armenia and are civilian in nature. Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan said in a conversation with Aysor.am, referring to the statement of the Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin.

“I have to repeat once again that we are talking about the laboratories that ensure the improvement of sanitary control in Armenia, where exclusively Armenian specialists work. In the case of Armenia, there is no question of a military presence here,” Anna Naghdalyan emphasized.

Let’s remind that today the Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin, referring to Sergey Lavrov’s statement about the biological laboratories located in the territory of Armenia, said:

“As far as I know, there is a dialogue between the Armenian and Russian sides about biological laboratories. This question worries us. The dialogue with the Armenian side is quite constructive, there is mutual understanding. There can be no question of any ban.”

It should be noted that earlier today, the Russian Foreign Ministry clarified Sergey Lavrov’s statement regarding the document to be signed with Armenia on the “absence of foreign military personnel in Armenia”, which he said in an interview to “Komsomolskaya Pravda” newspaper.

According to the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov said that he is preparing a document with Armenia that will guarantee the absence of foreign military personnel in biological laboratories opened with US support. “Their transparent activity will also be guaranteed,” he said.