ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted the Russian-Armenian agreement on creation of a joint regional air defense system in the Caucasus region of collective security for ratification of the State Duma, according to the information posted in the State Duma e-database.
To recall, on October 23, 2015, the Russian Government approved the agreement on creation of a joint air defense system with Armenia in the Caucasus region of collective security. The document was submitted for the Russian President's ratification. The Russian President announced the creation of the air defense system in November 2013. On November 11, Russia's President Vladimir Putin ordered to sign the agreement between Russia and Armenia on creating a joint air defense system in the Caucasus region of collective security.
On December 23, 2015, Armenia's Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu signed the relevant agreement. Some Armenian military experts think the joint air defense system is already operating, given the presence of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, Russian S-300 systems and MiG-29 planes, as well as the joint command system in the North Caucasus.
The Parliament of Armenia ratified the agreement in late June 2016.