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AZERBAIJAN, RUSSIA TO AGREE ON GABALA RADAR STATIONSOON
TODAY.AZ
09 April 2012
Azerbaijan and Russia have managed to remove many differences on the
Gabala radar station. An agreement will soon be reached to extend
Russia's lease of the station, head of the Federation Council of the
Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko, who is on an official visit
to Azerbaijan, said.
"Several rounds of negotiations have been held between the defence
and foreign ministries of both countries," Matvienko said at a press
conference in Baku. "A normal negotiating process is underway and
many differences have been removed. Although several issues have to
be resolved, a mutually acceptable solution should soon be found. So,
I think that an agreement will be reached."
The Gabala radar station located in north-west Azerbaijan was built
during the Soviet era as one of the most important elements of the
USSR's missile defence system. After Azerbaijan gained independence
the radar station become the country's property, although Russia
continued to use it.
Previously, the Defence Ministry reported holding negotiations with
Azerbaijan to extend the lease until 2025. The term of the lease
agreement and exploitation conditions of this facility expires in
December, 2012.
Earlier, General Director of Academician A.L. Mints Radio Engineering
Institute Vladimir Savchenko talking to RIA Novosti said that Russia
plans to complete the construction of a new radar station Voronezh-VP
in Gabala, Azerbaijan in 2019.
According to Savchenko, this new station will replace the older Daryal
a radar station.
TODAY.AZ
09 April 2012
Azerbaijan and Russia have managed to remove many differences on the
Gabala radar station. An agreement will soon be reached to extend
Russia's lease of the station, head of the Federation Council of the
Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko, who is on an official visit
to Azerbaijan, said.
"Several rounds of negotiations have been held between the defence
and foreign ministries of both countries," Matvienko said at a press
conference in Baku. "A normal negotiating process is underway and
many differences have been removed. Although several issues have to
be resolved, a mutually acceptable solution should soon be found. So,
I think that an agreement will be reached."
The Gabala radar station located in north-west Azerbaijan was built
during the Soviet era as one of the most important elements of the
USSR's missile defence system. After Azerbaijan gained independence
the radar station become the country's property, although Russia
continued to use it.
Previously, the Defence Ministry reported holding negotiations with
Azerbaijan to extend the lease until 2025. The term of the lease
agreement and exploitation conditions of this facility expires in
December, 2012.
Earlier, General Director of Academician A.L. Mints Radio Engineering
Institute Vladimir Savchenko talking to RIA Novosti said that Russia
plans to complete the construction of a new radar station Voronezh-VP
in Gabala, Azerbaijan in 2019.
According to Savchenko, this new station will replace the older Daryal
a radar station.