Rent for Military Base in Response to Double Price for Russian Gas?December 26, 2005 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia can demand rent for the deployment of the 102nd Russian military base if Russia raises the price of gas imported to Armenia. According to Armenian Parliament Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan, "with such a high price for gas it would be hard to explain why Armenia does not claim rental fee for deployment of the Russian military base." To remind, Russia decided to double the price of gas shipped to Armenia from $54 to $110. The Russian military base was deployed in Gyumri in 1995 and performs the combat mission within the United System of the CIS Air-Raid Defense. In accord with the treaty the 25-year term of its presence in the republic may be prolonged for five more years with the consent of both parties. Presently Russia does not pay any rent for the deployment of the military base numbering 5000 servicemen. Besides, the Armenian party pays the bills for public utilities. At the same time Chief of the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel General Mikael Harutyunyan stated that the base is essential for "the security of Armenia and Russia's southern borders." "Small funds on mutually beneficial terms" are allotted for the financing of the base. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Iran, Russia discuss Caucasus developments Ali Bagheri Kani and Igor Khovaev, have reviewed the developments in the Caucasus region. Pashinyan defends demarcation at meeting with more border residents Nikol Pashinyan met with the residents of the border village of Shikahogh in Armenia's southern Syunik province. EventHub.am is the official ticketing agent for Black Eyed Peas concert in Tbilisi EventHub․am platform has become the official ticketing agent in Armenia for the concert of Black Eyed Peas to be held in Tbilisi. Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. |