Interfax
July 28 2005
Russia transferring material from Georgian base to Armenia
MOSCOW. July 28 (Interfax) - A convoy of vehicles belonging to the
Russian 62nd military base stationed in the Georgian community of
Akhalkalaki has been transferred to the Russian 102nd military base
in Armenia's Gyumri, deputy commander of the Russian military
contingent in the South Caucasus Col. Vladimir Kuparadze told
Interfax.
"This is not the beginning of the withdrawal of Russian military
bases from Georgia, as some in the media have prematurely reported,"
Kuparadze said.
"It is an excess of material that has been transferred from
Akhalkalaki to Gyumri, we started to clear our bases in Georgia long
before the Russian and Georgian foreign ministers concluded an
agreement on the timeline for withdrawing the Russian bases," he
said.
July 28 2005
Russia transferring material from Georgian base to Armenia
MOSCOW. July 28 (Interfax) - A convoy of vehicles belonging to the
Russian 62nd military base stationed in the Georgian community of
Akhalkalaki has been transferred to the Russian 102nd military base
in Armenia's Gyumri, deputy commander of the Russian military
contingent in the South Caucasus Col. Vladimir Kuparadze told
Interfax.
"This is not the beginning of the withdrawal of Russian military
bases from Georgia, as some in the media have prematurely reported,"
Kuparadze said.
"It is an excess of material that has been transferred from
Akhalkalaki to Gyumri, we started to clear our bases in Georgia long
before the Russian and Georgian foreign ministers concluded an
agreement on the timeline for withdrawing the Russian bases," he
said.