YEREVAN. – The objects of the Russian military base in Gyumri city in Armenia’s  Shirak Region will pass to Armenia within the process of optimization, Armenian Ministry of Defense informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

To note, the Russian Government approved a project on Tuesday on Russian-Armenian protocols regarding passing the objects of Russian military base on the Armenian territory to Armenia.

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov also talked about it when he was in Yerevan last week. According to unofficial information, strategic objects are not included in the list.