DEAL TO EXTEND RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE IN ARMENIA COMES INTO FORCE
RTTNews
July 6, 2011
(RTTNews) – An agreement between Russia and Armenia that extends the
deployment of Russian forces in the Caucasian country until 2044 has
come into force.
On Wednesday, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his
Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov exchanged instruments of ratification
to bring into effect the protocol extending Russia’s use of a military
base in the Armenian city of Gyumri, Russian media reported.
The deal was signed in August last year in Armenian capital Yerevan
during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Medvedev assured Armenia of Moscow’s military
protection if the country is attacked by neighboring Azerbaijan.
He added, as the “most powerful state in the region,” Russia is
committed to securing peace and order there.
The defense ministers of both the countries signed a protocol on
prolongation of the agreement on Russia’s military base in Armenia,
signed in 1995.
Under the current deal, about 3,500 Russian soldiers are stationed
in the cities of Yerevan and Gyumri, about 100 kilometers north-west
of the capital.
Russia has agreed to supply Armenia with armory and modern defense
technologies to ensure its ally’s security.
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