The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, has ratified a Russian-Syrian agreement on the indefinite deployment of Russia’s air task force in Syria.
The document was signed on August 26, 2015 in Damascus and was submitted by the Russian president almost a year after - on August 9, 2016 - to the State Duma for consideration.
The agreement stipulates that the Russian aviation group is deployed in Syria at the request of the Syrian side at Hmeimim aerodrome in the province of Latakia free of charge.
The Russian air group will be employed based on its commander’s decision in accordance with the plans agreed on with the Syrian authorities. The structure of the group is determined by Moscow. "Armaments, ammunition, equipment and materials necessary for the fulfillment of appropriate tasks by the Russian air group, for ensuring security and vital functions of its personnel, are delivered to Syria without any charges or tariffs. Russian air group personnel freely cross the border, and are not subject to any checks by Syrian border control or customs authorities," as follows from the explanatory note.
According to the agreement, the Russian personnel and their family members are granted immunity similar to diplomatic, the protection of Russia’s property, archives and transport vehicles is also guaranteed.
The agreement is signed for an indefinite period and comes into force from the date of signing. The Russian air task force in Syria is deployed in Syria "in the interests of maintaining peace and stability in the region," including combating international terrorism and promoting a political dialogue in Syria, said Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the international committee of Russia’s State Duma lower parliament house. Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said the implementation of the agreement will generate no extra budgetary spending and will be based on the regular allocations from the federal budget to the Russian defense ministry.......More: http://tass.com/politics/904927
7/10/16
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The document was signed on August 26, 2015 in Damascus and was submitted by the Russian president almost a year after - on August 9, 2016 - to the State Duma for consideration.
The agreement stipulates that the Russian aviation group is deployed in Syria at the request of the Syrian side at Hmeimim aerodrome in the province of Latakia free of charge.
The Russian air group will be employed based on its commander’s decision in accordance with the plans agreed on with the Syrian authorities. The structure of the group is determined by Moscow. "Armaments, ammunition, equipment and materials necessary for the fulfillment of appropriate tasks by the Russian air group, for ensuring security and vital functions of its personnel, are delivered to Syria without any charges or tariffs. Russian air group personnel freely cross the border, and are not subject to any checks by Syrian border control or customs authorities," as follows from the explanatory note.
According to the agreement, the Russian personnel and their family members are granted immunity similar to diplomatic, the protection of Russia’s property, archives and transport vehicles is also guaranteed.
The agreement is signed for an indefinite period and comes into force from the date of signing. The Russian air task force in Syria is deployed in Syria "in the interests of maintaining peace and stability in the region," including combating international terrorism and promoting a political dialogue in Syria, said Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the international committee of Russia’s State Duma lower parliament house. Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said the implementation of the agreement will generate no extra budgetary spending and will be based on the regular allocations from the federal budget to the Russian defense ministry.......More: http://tass.com/politics/904927
7/10/16
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