HEAD OF ARMENIAN MOD: "WE COME FOR STRENGTHENING RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE IN ARMENIA"

PanARMENIAN.Net - "We come for strengthening of the Russian military base located in Armenia from the point of view of increase of the armament reserve," Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsian stated, noting the matter does not concern the transit of Russian military equipment from Georgia to Armenia yet, it only concerns armament. "The matter does not concern military equipment yet. However, if we are going to discuss it, this will not mean the forming of a new Russian base in Armenia," the head of the Armenian MOD accentuated, Regnum news agency reported. It should be noted that Russia and Georgia have virtually come to an agreement over the fate of the two Russian bases located in Akhalkalaki and Batumi. As Georgian FM Salome Zurabishvili stated, the agreement on the time of withdrawal of Russian military bases should be reached in the near future. "I think we will come to an adjusted text soon, as only two questions referring to the dates are only open," Zurabishvili stated.