Sergey Shakaryants: RA-RF protocol conclusion – military and political signal to non-regional forces![]() July 31, 2010 - 18:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Conclusion of RA-RF protocol, envisaging introduction of amendments to the contract on Russian military base on the territory of Armenia, is, in essence, nothing new, political expert Sergey Shakaryants believes. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Sergey Shakaryants characterized the stipulation that “beside defending the interests of Russia, Russian military base will be assigned with the task of protecting Armenia’s security in cooperation with RA Armed forces” as a signal to non-regional forces. “I’d like to once again note that that there’s no new stipulation in a protocols, with Russian military base initially performing the function indicated,” the political expert concluded. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |