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Deputy: We do not need a Russian base, but if Russia needs one, it is a matter for discussion

Deputy: We do not need a Russian base, but if Russia needs one, it is a matter for discussion

ArmInfo.   The presence of Russia’s 102nd military base in Gyumri is not a priority for the Republic of Armenia: if the Russian side needs it, this should be discussed with the Armenian side. Member of the RA National Assembly from the ruling “Civil Contract” faction Armen Khachatryan stated this on September 14 in a conversation with journalists.

Answering a question about whether there is indeed a need to withdraw the military base from Armenia, the deputy noted that the answer to this question is clearly evident from the results of the meeting between the President of Russia and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. “We do not need it, but if the Russian side needs it, this is a subject for discussion, not a problem,” Khachatryan emphasized.

It should be recalled that after Pashinyan’s and Putin’s meeting in Bishkek, the President of Russia stated that they could withdraw the military base if the Republic of Armenia wished to do so.

 

“If they want it to remain, let them discuss this with the Armenian side; if they do not want it, there is no problem—let it not remain,” Armen Khachatryan noted. Asked about a possible change or increase in the cost or financial terms of maintaining the military base in the near future, Armen Khachatryan replied that he could not say for certain, but “nothing should be ruled out.”

Russia’s 102nd military base has been stationed in Armenia pursuant to an interstate treaty between Moscow and Yerevan concluded in 1995. The base’s personnel perform combat duty within the framework of the CIS Unified Air Defense System.  On August 20, 2010, the Russian Federation and Armenia extended the term of the treaty on the deployment of the base until 2044. The protocol also provides for expanding the scope of its geographical and strategic responsibility.

The air component of Russia’s 102nd military base in Gyumri is the “Erebuni” air base, stationed in Yerevan. The air base personnel perform air defense combat duty within the Unified Air Defense System of the CIS states. 

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