Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed information on prolongation of an agreement on the Russian military bases in Armenia

A protocol on amendments to the agreement on the Russian bases in Armenia, signed in 1955, is presently on the agenda of Russian-Armenian talks, the employee of the Information Department at the RA Defense Ministry Mushegh Agekyan told NEWS.am. According to him, the draft protocol is being discussed. The agreement will be prolonged for 49 years since 1995, when it came into effect, he added. 

As NEWS.am reported earlier, Armenia and Russia will sign a protocol on amendments to the agreement on the Russian military base in Armenia. Under a draft protocol, amendments are to be introduced to the agreement. According to the amendments, besides defending Russia’s interests, the Russian military base in Armenia will also ensure Armenia’s security jointly with the Armenian armed forces. With this end in view, Russia is to assist Armenia in getting modern arms and military equipment. The draft protocol proposes the following wording for Article 26: the agreement will be in effect for 49 years to be prolonged for the following five years if neither side notifies the other, in a written form and at least six months before the regular term expires, of its intention to terminate the agreement.