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    RUSSIA TO SET UP MILITARY BASE IN ABKHAZIA

    Yerkir
    17.02.2010 12:56
    Yerevan

    Yerevan (Yerkir) - Moscow and Sukhumi will sign a set of agreements
    February 17, including those on establishment of Russian military
    base of land forces on Abkhazian territory, RFE/RL reported.

    According to Abkhazian Deputy Defense Minister Garry Kupalba, at
    least 3,000 servicemen will be deployed at the base.

    On February 17, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Abkhazian
    counterpart Sergei Bagapsh, who is on official visit to Russia,
    will hold talks in Moscow.

    The presidents will also discuss the progress of Geneva Discussions
    on Stability and Security in Transcaucasia, economic cooperation
    between the states, as well as cultural and humanitarian relations,
    Voice of Russia radio informs.

    In April 2009 Moscow and Sukhumi signed agreement on joint efforts
    into defending Abkhazian state borders.
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