Russian Military Base To Remain In Armenia Until 2044
Date
10/27/2023 8:10:05 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Abbas Ganbay Read more
Armenia will not be able to unilaterally abandon the 102nd
Russian military base, which is located in Gyumri, until 2044,
based on the 1995 agreement between the Russian Federation and the
Republic of Armenia on the Russian military base on the territory
of the Republic of Armenia.
According to Azernews , the information was
confirmed by the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
Thus, Article 27 of the relevant document reads:
"If one of the parties declares its intention to terminate this
agreement, issues related to the liquidation of the Russian
military base shall be resolved by a mixed commission. The
liquidation of the Russian military base shall be completed within
the timeframe agreed between the parties".
According to Protocol No. 5 to the agreement on the Russian
base, signed in 2010 by Russian and Armenian Presidents Dmitry
Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan, the term of its stay on the territory
of Armenia has been extended until 2044.
This information was confirmed to the Russian media by Yuri
Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the State Duma Defence Committee.
"According to the treaty concluded between the Russian
Federation and the Republic of Armenia, after the expiration of the
term of the treaty, it is automatically extended for a subsequent
five-year period, unless one of the parties notifies in writing at
least six months before the expiration of the next term of the
treaty the other party of its intention to terminate it.
The provisions of this agreement may be revised on the
initiative of one of the parties and by mutual agreement," Yuri
Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the State Duma Defence Committee, told
Izvestia.
The day before, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in
an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Yerevan "did not see
any advantages" from the presence of a Russian military base on
Armenian territory but stressed that Russia and Armenia were not
discussing the withdrawal of the Russian military from the
republic.
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