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    No hasty pullout of Russian bases from Georgia-defense minister
    By Alexander Konovalov, Tigran Liloyan

    ITAR-TASS News Agency
    May 20, 2004 Thursday

    YEREVAN, May 20 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has ruled
    out hurried withdrawal of Russian troops from the military bases
    in Georgia.

    "There can be no haste about the removal of Russian military bases
    from Georgia. This is out of the question. There will be no repetition
    of what happened in the early 90's when Russian troops were removed
    from Germany," Ivanov said after talks with his Armenian counterpart
    Serge Sarkisian. "To remove bases from Georgia Russia will need time
    and great financial resources to create infrastructures at the troops'
    new location in Russia."

    Of late, the process of talks on the removal of Russian military
    from Georgia slowed down somewhat for objective reasons following
    the change of governments in Russia and Georgia.

    "As soon as new delegates are appointed, the negotiations on the
    removal of bases will be continued. The talks concern pullout dates
    and the status of bases, which are part of the Russian military group
    in the Caucasus."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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