Is Russia building a military base in Armenia?
According to an Armenian newspaper, Moscow is building a new military base in Armenia and plans to deploy 2,000 troops there to help Yerevan against foreign attacks.
Armenian newspaper Hraparak reported that Russia is building a new military base in Armenia.
The report states that the first news about the construction of a new Russian military base in the territory of the Republic of Armenia was published in mid-June, when the Armenian government, in a regular [cabinet] meeting, decided to amend the October 3, 2012 protocol on the establishment of a Russian military base in adopted the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
According to this report, there was no mention of the new military base in June, but it is said that the “location points of the Russian military base” and the combination of land and real estate are being handed over to the Russian side, and changes are being made in the legal documents.
The newspaper continued, but in fact a decision has been taken to establish a new military base, according to which a separate protocol number two will be signed, and then international agreements will be signed, which have not yet been finalized and must be ratified in the first place. The parliament of Armenia will be opened and then it will be signed between the two countries of Armenia and Russia.
Regarding the reason for the establishment of the Russian military base in Armenia, Hraparak wrote that the establishment of the Russian military base in Armenia means that it will not be easy for the aggressors to drag Armenia into a new war, and that the Russians will participate in any possible war, and it is likely that Moscow will seek To form a new alliance in Armenia.
According to this report, the land that will be allocated for the new Russian military base is in the administrative borders of the large communities of Novembrian and Bard in Tavush province, and according to the information obtained by this newspaper, the Russian military base is located in the towns of Aigipar and Veskipar, as well as the territory of the community of Novembrian. will be deployed, and according to preliminary information, about two thousand Russian soldiers will be stationed there.
