On June 3, the Armenian National Assembly’s (parliament) Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the draft agreement with Russia on establishing a joint regional air defense system (see EDM, November 18, 2015). The National Assembly was expected to vote on the agreement before breaking for the summer, at an additional session called at the government’s request. The leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Vahram Baghdassaryan, told journalists that Russia made ratification of the agreement a precondition for supplying Armenia with its promised package of weapons worth $200 million (see EDM, April 14). However, on June 13, Baghdassaryan …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation