Armenia should gain maximum benefit from relations with its partners, in particular Russia, the member of public council at Armenian Defense Ministry, psychologist David Jamalyan toled the journalists on Friday. According to him, signing of the protocol amending Russian-Armenian agreement on Russian base’s deployment is a great contribution to balance of forces in the region.

“Azerbaijani agitation machine does it utmost to assure the society that nothing has changed after the Armenian-Russian protocol was signed, but it is not true. Russia took on commitment to ensure Armenia’s security and this reduces probability of hostilities’ resumption,” he noted, adding that one cannot fully rule out that war may resume.

Director of Noravank analytical center, political expert Gagik Harutunyan stressed that the agreement will enable to equip Armenian army with modern arms.

Commenting on possible Russia’s sales of S-300 air defense systems, Harutunyan said that Russia has been selling it for already 10 years but “it has not appeared in Tehran yet”.   

As NEWS.am reported earlier, a protocol prolonging deployment of the Russian military base #102 was signed in Yerevan on August 20. 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.