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TRAIN WITH RUSSIAN ARTILLERY, PROPERTY LEAVES GEORGIA - OFFICIAL
Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS General Newswire
August 29, 2006 Tuesday 12:13 PM MSK
Part of the artillery systems and property of the 62nd Russian military
base in Akhalkalaki, Georgia left by train to Russia on Tuesday,
Col. Vladimir Kuparadze, deputy commander of the Russian military
force in the South Caucasus, told Interfax- Military News Agency.
"Another train left the Tsalka railway station early on Tuesday,
carrying three howitzers, two bridge-laying vehicles, 70 tonnes
of rocket projectiles, and 90 tonnes of 152-mm shells, as well as
other artillery materiel of the 62nd base withdrawn to Russia,"
Kuparadze said.
"It is the last train leaving for Russia under the summer plan.
Five more trains are to leave before the end of the year," he noted.
He said 179 pieces of armament and hardware and 217 tonnes of other
materiel have been shipped from the base in Batumi to the base in
Gyumri, Armenia since the beginning of the year. Another 190 pieces
of armaments and hardware and 738 tonnes of other cargoes have been
pulled out of Akhalkalaki.
Russian military bases should be withdrawn from Georgia during 2008
under the Russian-Georgian agreement.
Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS General Newswire
August 29, 2006 Tuesday 12:13 PM MSK
Part of the artillery systems and property of the 62nd Russian military
base in Akhalkalaki, Georgia left by train to Russia on Tuesday,
Col. Vladimir Kuparadze, deputy commander of the Russian military
force in the South Caucasus, told Interfax- Military News Agency.
"Another train left the Tsalka railway station early on Tuesday,
carrying three howitzers, two bridge-laying vehicles, 70 tonnes
of rocket projectiles, and 90 tonnes of 152-mm shells, as well as
other artillery materiel of the 62nd base withdrawn to Russia,"
Kuparadze said.
"It is the last train leaving for Russia under the summer plan.
Five more trains are to leave before the end of the year," he noted.
He said 179 pieces of armament and hardware and 217 tonnes of other
materiel have been shipped from the base in Batumi to the base in
Gyumri, Armenia since the beginning of the year. Another 190 pieces
of armaments and hardware and 738 tonnes of other cargoes have been
pulled out of Akhalkalaki.
Russian military bases should be withdrawn from Georgia during 2008
under the Russian-Georgian agreement.