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Russia, Armenia Sign New Defense Deal

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June 25, 2013
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Russian soldiers march in a military parade in Yerevan in 2011

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Russia and Armenia gave a further boost to their defense cooperation on Tuesday with a new agreement that appears to facilitate continued Russian arms supplies to the Armenian army.

The agreement on “developing military-technical cooperation” between the two countries was signed in Yerevan by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and Aleksandr Fomin, head of a Russian government agency overseeing arms deals with foreign states. Fomin was part of a visiting Russian delegation headed by Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of President Vladimir Putin’s Security Council.

Both Patrushev and his Armenian opposite number, Artur Baghdasarian, were present at the signing ceremony. Neither man gave details the agreement that was not immediately made public.

Baghdasarian stressed the importance of the document, saying that the two sides have spent five years drafting it. “It gives us qualitatively different opportunities for doing business with Russia,” he told journalists.

The new Russian-Armenia deal came just one week after Russian media reported that Moscow has begun delivering $1 billion worth of military hardware, including about 100 tanks, to Azerbaijan in accordance with defense contracts signed two years ago.

Patrushev, who is a close associate of Putin, on Tuesday again sought to allay concerns about these arms supplies voiced in Yerevan. He said they pose no security threat to Armenia not least because of the Russian military presence in the country.

“We have strategic relations with Armenia,” Patrushev said. “During this trip we visited the [Russian] military base No. 102 and could see that our army and border guards and others will reliably ensure Armenia’s security. In this regard, you should not have any worries.”

“There are sufficient means and forces here for ensuring security. We checked that together,” added the Russian security chief. He did not say whether that means Moscow would openly side with Armenia in case of another war in Nagorno-Karabakh regularly threatened by Azerbaijan.

Baghdasarian, for his part, repeated the official Armenian line that the Russian-Azerbaijani arms deal will not change the balance of forces in the Karabakh conflict. “It is also important that Russian-Armenian military cooperation is developing, including through the modernization of military infrastructures,” he said.

Patrushev likewise spoke on Monday of a further “modernization” of the Russian base in Armenia planned by Moscow.

The base has already been beefed up with new weapons in recent years. They reportedly include advanced ballistic missile capable of hitting targets up to 400 kilometers (250 miles) away.

Armenia extended in 2010 the Russian military presence on its territory until 2044. A Russian-Armenian agreement signed at the time also commits Moscow to helping the Armenian military obtain “modern weaponry and special military hardware.”

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Comments 7

  1. Avetis says:
    9 years ago

    God bless Mother Russia.

    Reply
  2. Osik says:
    9 years ago

    I was reading that Vladimir Putin in too many ways is Copycat of Ronald Reagan, the latter’s most inhuman act was during the Iran/Iraq war where he armed both sides “up to their teeth”, nowadays that’s exactly what Putin is doing to Armenia/Azerbaijan, seems both don’t care for anything but their Military Industrial Complex.

    Reply
  3. Josef says:
    9 years ago

    God bless Christian Russia they are real Christian brothern!

    Reply
  4. Tsayt says:
    9 years ago

    “Its only business” says the Russian government mafia in response to Armenian concerns. Then, they sign an “agreement” to sort of satisfy Armenia. They do this by talking down to our officials.

    What a disgusting “friend” we have up north. They are diplomatically laughing at us, threatening us, and we seem to be powerless against such an enemy. Te word “enemy” best describes Russia to Armenians.

    Next, they are going to close their eyes to Azeri aggression (even encourage it) to turn Armenia into a constituent part of Russia.

    I sure hope there is a plan B for the Armenian government to play.

    Reply
  5. dvo says:
    9 years ago

    Russia should know if we loose Artsakh we will loose Armenia.

    Armenia can not exist without Artsakh.

    And russia will also loose its control in the middle east

    Reply
  6. Hagop D says:
    9 years ago

    “Moscow has begun delivering $1 billion worth of military hardware, including about 100 tanks, to Azerbaijan ” – Yeah God bless “Mother Russia”.

    “Real Nationalists” like Avetis pledge their allegiance to “Mother Russia”, while “Mother Russia” raises gas prices for Armenia’s poor who can’t afford it to further depopulate Armenia to add to its own dwindling population. Yeah some “friend” we have up north as Tsayt said.

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  7. Avetis says:
    9 years ago

    When the Diaspora puts aside its arrogance and political illiteracy, it may just realize that Armenia CANNOT survive without Russia. But let’s also realize that there are no free lunches or soup kitchens in politics. Moscow will do whatever is necessary to keep Armenia dependent on Russia.

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