Russian Base in Armenia to Transfer its Military Housing Settlements to Armenia

The leadership of Russia’s Armed Forces, in Armenia for a working visit, are preparing to transfer to Armenia military housing settlements belonging to the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. The group of senior Russian officers visiting the country will be monitoring the transfer process.

According to representatives of Russia’s Ministry of Defense, this transaction will be beneficial to both parties since Armenia will receive military settlements at its Yerevan garrison, while Russia will reduce the costs associated with keeping the settlements.

Optimizing the deployment of Russian military on Armenia’s territory was a forced move, as military base staffing level was significantly reduced during special organizational and staff activities, reports eip.ru.

However, at this time, no further reduction in personnel of the Russian base in Armenia is expected.