RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT EXTENDS TREATY ON MILITARY BASE IN ARMENIA
People’s Daily
June 23 2011
China
The Russian Federation Council, the upper house of parliament,
ratified a protocol Wednesday extending the presence of a Russian
military base in Armenia.
The two countries signed amendments in 2010 to a 1995 bilateral treaty,
extending Russia’s use of its military base in Gyumri near Armenia’s
border with Turkey until 2044.
According to the newly ratified protocol, the term of the treaty will
be automatically extended every five years unless either side gives
six months notice it wants to end the arrangement.
The base, which is under the command of Russia’s North Caucasus
Military District and part of the Commonwealth of Independent States
integrated air defense system, is also responsible for maintaining
Armenia’s security together with the Armenian armed forces, Russian
media reported.
RIA Novosti news agency said the base had about 5,000 personnel,
as well as S-300 surface-to-air missile systems and MIG-29 fighters.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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