Armenpress News Agency, Armenia
July 20, 2017 Thursday


Armenian government ratifies joint military detachment deal with Russia



YEREVAN, JULY 20, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government approved the law
on ratifying the agreement between Armenia and Russia on forming a
joint detachment of troops.

Russia’s Federation Council (upper house) ratified the agreement on July 19.

Earlier on July 14, the country’s State Duma (lower house) had
ratified the deal.

The agreement was signed on November 30, 2016 in Moscow. It defines
the rules and regulations of forming and deploying the troops. Issues
related to information exchange and technical matters are also
regulated under the deal.

“The detachment is formed in the Caucasian region of the Collective
Security, with the purpose of timely discovery of military offensive
preparations, to carry out control of the common land borders, as well
as participate in the air, radio-electronic and information
infrastructure defense”, the State Duma said in a statement.

The staff of the detachment will be defined by the ministries of
defense of Armenia and Russia, based on the joint analysis of the
military-political situation, and agreement on taking into account the
possible threat directions and deployment of the detachment.