ARMENIA, RUSSIA JOINTLY STRUGGLE AGAINST THREATS, SEYRAN OHANYAN SAYS
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Sept 1 2010
Armenia
The document prolonging deployment of Russian base in Armenia enables
two countries jointly struggle against threats, RA Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan said in response to journalists’ question whether 5000-
base in Gyumri can be responsible for security of all Armenian borders.
According to him, the protocol along with other military factors
ensures Armenian-Russian political and military cooperation. The
Minister noted that presently the Gyumri base undergoes certain
reforms implying structural and functional changes. “After reforms
are carried out we will implement the provisions of the protocol,”
he said. The Defense Minister stressed that signing of an agreement
is in Armenia’s interests, adding that new Russian bases will not be
deployed in the republic.
The protocol prolonging deployment of Russian base in Gyumri was
signed on the margins of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s state
visit to Armenia.
From: A. Papazian
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