ArmInfo. The presence of the Russian military base in Armenia is the affair of Moscow and Yerevan, but Baku takes this fact into account, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov says in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"This is certainly the affair of the Russia-Armenia bilateral relations," he says, noting that every country of the region also shows its own reaction to the threats and challenges it faces. "This factor should always be taken into account", Mammadyarov said, adding that the Russian base has been in Armenia since Soviet times.
To note, the 102nd Russian military base is located in Gyumri, Armenia. It carries out its combat duty within the CIS Joint Air Defense System. On 20 Aug 2010, Russia and Armenia extended the agreement on deployment of the base till 2044.