Armenia ratifies agreement on joint air-defence system with Russia

The Armenia-Russian air-defence agreement was signed by the two countries in December 2015. Russia and Armenia have been jointly protecting Armenia's airspace since the mid-1990s. Russian troops and warplanes are stationed on the territory of Armenia,once part of the Soviet Union.
Opposition MPs and other critics of the air-defence agreement say it undermines Armenian sovereignty - and point out that Russia sells arms to rival Azerbaijan as well as to Armenia.



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