Sergey Lavrov says ‘harmful to speculate’ about Russian military base’s expediency in Armenia

The Russian military base is located in Armenia in accordance with the agreement, and it is harmful to talk about its expediency on the territory of the republic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an exclusive interview with TASS on the results of 2023.

“We consider it harmful to speculate on the expediency of the Russian 102nd military base located on the territory of Armenia. The agreement on its deployment there was concluded on March 16, 1995, based primarily on the national interests and the common task of our states to strengthen stability in the South Caucasus,” the Russian FM said.

Lavrov noted that today the Russian military personnel are “a key to ensuring peace in this region.”