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    Interfax
    June 7 2005

    Analyst comments on Russian arms' transfer to Armenia


    YEREVAN. June 7 (Interfax) - The partial transfer to Armenia of
    weapons from Russian military bases in Georgia that Moscow has
    pledged to withdraw will "somewhat stabilize the balance of power
    between Armenia and Azerbaijan," a senior Armenian political
    scientist said on Tuesday.

    "Undoubtedly, the existence of Russian military bases on Georgian
    territory is politically more in the interest of Georgia than in that
    of Russia as this enables Tbilisi, which often misunderstands
    pro-Western orientation as anti-Russian, to play on this factor,"
    Alexander Iskandarian, director of the Caucasus Institute of Mass
    Media, told Interfax.

    The withdrawal of the bases should contribute to "certain
    improvement" in Georgian-Russian relations, though "there's still
    enough reasons for disputes between Russia and Georgia," he said.
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