Azerbaijan hopes that the Russian-Armenian new agreement to extend term of lease of the Russian military base in Gyumri will not have a negative impact on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Trend News reports.

"Russia's official circles argue that the treaty signed in Armenia would not adversely affect settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) Deputy Chairman, Executive Secretary, Ali Ahmedov told the reporters. 

As NEWS.am reported previously, a protocol prolonging deployment of the Russian military base #102 was signed in Yerevan today. The document was signed by the Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov and his Armenian counterpart Seyran Ohanyan.

Under the protocol, the military base will remain in Armenia for the next 49 years (instead of 25 years). It will also ensure Armenia’s security.