Russia and Armenia sign combined forces agreement

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Armenian counterpart Vigen Sargsyan signed an agreement on establishing combined forces.

Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said the group would include Russia’s military base in Armenia, as well as units of the Armenian armed forces, Sputnik reports.

The Defense ministers also signed a cooperation plan for 2017.

On November 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a decree to establish a combined task force. (Vestnik Kavkaza)