Putin supports government’s proposal on accession of Armenia in “Defense Systems”

Russian President Vladimir Putin aproved the government’s proposal to hold negotiations with Armenia for making the country into an interstate financial-industrial group “Defense systems”, which was created with Belarus.

The corresponding order was posted on the official portal of legal information on March 2.

“Accept the proposal of the Russian Government to hold negotiations on the conclusion of the agreement on accession of the Republic of Armenia to the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the establishment of an interstate financial and industrial group” Defensive systems “- the document reads.

According to open sources, IFIG “Defense Systems” was established in 1996 on the initiative of the head of design offices, research institutes and production enterprises – developers and manufacturers of tools and object air defense systems.

Russian-Belarusian interstate financial and industrial group of the same name works in parallel , created on the basis of the joint-stock company.