RA-RF protocol conclusion – military and political signal

Sergey Shakaryants: RA-RF protocol conclusion – military and political
signal to non-regional forces

July 31, 2010 – 18:34 AMT 13:34 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Conclusion of RA-RF protocol, envisaging introduction of amendments to
the contract on Russian military base on the territory of Armenia, is,
in essence, nothing new, political expert Sergey Shakaryants believes.

In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Sergey Shakaryants
characterized the stipulation that `beside defending the interests of
Russia, Russian military base will be assigned with the task of
protecting Armenia’s security in cooperation with RA Armed forces’ as
a signal to non-regional forces.

`I’d like to once again note that that there’s no new stipulation in a
protocols, with Russian military base initially performing the
function indicated,’ the political expert concluded.

From: A. Papazian