Today the Federation Council has ratified the Armenian-Russian interparliamentary protocol, which prolongs the validity of the agreement regulating the process of volunteer migration of citizens. The document garnered support of 148 senators. The agreement was signed in August 1997 with a 5-year term and the possibility of prolongation for 5 more years. It determines the order of migration of the citizens, who wish to settle in Russia and Armenia. The migrants are freed of limitations for bringing in and removing their property as well as customs duties. The protocol on the agreement prolongation was signed March 4, 2004, Rosbalt news agency reports.