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FM: GEORGIA DOES NOT OPEN ITS AIRSPACE FOR RUSSIA'S MILITARY SUPPLIES TO MILITARY BASES IN ARMENIA
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Sept 5 2011
Azerbaijan
The Georgian Foreign Ministry refuted U.S. Ambassador John Bass'
reports, according to which the country opened its airspace to
transport the Russian military cargo to bases in Armenia.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said the report contradicts
the reality.
According to Wikileaks, in his report to Washington sent on Feb 17,
2010, Bass stated that Tbilisi opened its airspace for Russia to
transport military supplies to Armenia.
Russia has repeatedly appealed to Georgia to open the air space,
but the Georgian side did not satisfy the request, Kalandadze said
at traditional Monday briefing.
"This appeal was received from Russia in 2008. We must be wary of
Wikileaks material, since we do not know whether they are authentic.
The report on the opening of the air space is not true," Kalandadze
said.
However, she pointed out that the Georgian side does not expect such
proposals from Russia, as the Georgian parliament terminated the
earlier ratified Georgia-Russia agreement "On the Use of airspace."
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
Sept 5 2011
Azerbaijan
The Georgian Foreign Ministry refuted U.S. Ambassador John Bass'
reports, according to which the country opened its airspace to
transport the Russian military cargo to bases in Armenia.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said the report contradicts
the reality.
According to Wikileaks, in his report to Washington sent on Feb 17,
2010, Bass stated that Tbilisi opened its airspace for Russia to
transport military supplies to Armenia.
Russia has repeatedly appealed to Georgia to open the air space,
but the Georgian side did not satisfy the request, Kalandadze said
at traditional Monday briefing.
"This appeal was received from Russia in 2008. We must be wary of
Wikileaks material, since we do not know whether they are authentic.
The report on the opening of the air space is not true," Kalandadze
said.
However, she pointed out that the Georgian side does not expect such
proposals from Russia, as the Georgian parliament terminated the
earlier ratified Georgia-Russia agreement "On the Use of airspace."
From: Baghdasarian