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The Scientific-Educational Center of the National Security Service (NSS) of the Republic of Armenia and the Border Guard Troops Command organized an educational visit to Armenia’s state border for students of higher education institutions to familiarize them with the sections guarded by the NSS Border Guard Troops, the service conditions of servicemembers at border outposts, the specifics of border guard service, and the procedures and conditions for joining the Border Guard Troops.
According to the NSS press release, during the visit to a Border Guard Troops detachment, the head of the Scientific-Educational Center, T. Davitavyan, and lecturers from the Department of Border Guard Service held an open class for the students on the topic “The State Border of the Republic of Armenia.” They presented the geographical and spatial structure of the Republic of Armenia’s borders, the passage of the state border through land, water and airspace, the length of Armenia’s state border and the sections adjoining neighboring states, the procedures for the delimitation and demarcation of Armenia’s state border, and the role and significance of the Border Guard Troops in protecting Armenia’s borders. Information was also provided on legislative provisions and legal acts regulating the field of state border protection.
Accompanied by Border Guard Detachment Commander G. Kalantaryan, the students toured the detachment’s premises, where the facilities were shown and the students were familiarized with the living conditions of conscripts.
The student group visited a border outpost, where the tasks performed by the outpost in protecting the state border were presented. Technical equipment used to protect the state border and the specifics of its use were also demonstrated and explained. In addition, a dog handler demonstrated the service dog’s training exercises and techniques.
The group then visited the Bagratashen state border crossing point, where the border control process for entering and leaving Armenia was presented, and an educational tour of the crossing point was organized.
The group also visited the delimited section of the state border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Kirants, where the specifics of guarding the already delimited section were presented. It was noted that service in the delimited section is carried out under much safer, more secure and calmer conditions.