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    Pan Armenian News

    RUSSIA CAN START WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM GEORGIA THIS YEAR


    25.04.2005 08:06

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia can start the withdrawal of its military bases from
    Georgia this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the
    press conference held upon completion of negotiations with Georgian FM
    Salome Zurabishvili. `We have achieved a considerable progress and adjusted
    positions on the terms', S. Lavrov said. He also noted that the parties
    agreed on stepwise withdrawal, which can be started this year already.
    According to the Russian FM, it refers to the `heavy defense technology' and
    the `move of the military bases for the joint usage as anti-terror centers'.
    The negotiations on the withdrawal of the Russian military bases from
    Georgia have been under way since 2001. Earlier the Georgian party proposed
    a 3-year term while Russia insists on 8 years. The Command of Russian troops
    in Georgia includes the 12-th military base in Batumi and the 62-nd military
    base in Akhalkalaki. Besides, through the Georgian territory the supply of
    the 102-nd base dislocated in the Armenian town of Gyumri is being provided.
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