Russian government approved agreement on a joint grouping of troops with Armenia
ArmInfo.The Government of the Russian Federation approved and sent to the President of Russia for ratification an agreement on a joint grouping of troops (forces) with Armenia. This is stated in a message published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
To recall, the agreement was signed in Moscow on November 30, 2016.
According to the agreement, Russia and Armenia will create a Joint Group of the Armed Forces of the two countries "to ensure the security of the parties in the Caucasus region for collective security" capable of ensuring "adequate response to an armed attack (aggression), as well as to other challenges and threats to the security of the parties." The Defense Ministries of both states will work out and approve from their Supreme Commander-in-Chief the proposals for planning the use of the United Group. They will also determine the composition of the grouping. In peacetime, the command of the United Group functions in the structure of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia from among the representatives of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia in a reduced composition. In order to organize interaction between the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia during the immediate threat of aggression and in time of war, the authorized bodies provide for the dispatch of operational groups to the headquarters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia. "The Commander of the United forces will be appointed to the Supreme Commander With the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces. In peacetime, the group will report to the Chief of the General Staff of Armenia, and in the military, "depending on the emerging Situation," and the commander of the troops of the Southern Military District. The document also indicates that the parties will independently provide material and technical and financial support for their troops assigned to the United Group.