Term of the agreement will be automatically extended for the next five years.
The government approved and presented to Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev for ratification a protocol to amend bilateral agreement on the Russian military base in Grumri from 1995 to extend the term of the document, according to a statement posted in the bank of governmental acts.
The protocol was signed in Yerevan in August last year. The term of the agreement was 25 years, the new document extends it to 49 years (beginning from 1995).
The 102nd Russian military base, functioning within the framework of the CIS unified system of air defense, was launched in Gumri, Armenia’s north, in 1995. The base reports to the Group of Russian troops in South Caucasus of the North Caucasus military province of Russia.
The base is equipped with S-300 rocket complex and MiG-29 fighters. The personal staff of the base involves some 5,000 people.
In accordance with changes, the term of the agreement will be automatically extended for the next five years if none of the parties warns another in written of the intention to cease it in no less than six months before the term expires.
Since the Russian military base in period of its staying in Armenia ensures the security of Armenia along with the Armenian armed forces, along with protecting Russian interests, the Russian side assumes to provide the Armenian side with modern and compatible equipment and military hardware, in line with the document.
In addition, armed formations of the Russian military base will be used on the basis of mutual agreements between the parties.
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