Kokoshina Z.A. On military-political cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia. Klio, 2020, No. 10 (166), pp. 34-44.

Abstract

This article is devoted to the analysis of a number of issues of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia in the military-political sphere in the present circumstance. The author considers the main points of the Russian-Armenian Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, which was concluded in 1997. The relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia are analyzed taking into account a number of factors of Armenia’s position in the modern system of world politics, including its relations with Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran. The article focuses on the high level of confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which regularly escalates into armed conflicts. The article considers the particular complexity of Armenia’s geopolitical location, especially the fact that it does not have a common border with its most important ally - Russia. The author analyzes also the importance of the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia (in Gyumri). The article assesses the importance of the regional air defense system in the Caucasus region. Russia and Armenia cooperate in the framework of that system. Thus, the author concludes that military-political cooperation between Russia and Armenia is important and beneficial for both countries. The military-political cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia is developing successfully despite rather radical changes in political life in Armenia.