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FOURTH RUSSIAN TRUCK CONVOY LEAVES GEORGIA FOR GYUMRI
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
May 3, 2007 Thursday
The fourth truck convoy with military property and outfit will leave
the Russian military base 62 in Akhalkalaki (Georgia) on Friday. The
column will head for Gyumri in Armenia, Colonel Igor KonMshenkov,
the de]uty commander-im-chief of the }ussian land trops, told Itar-Tss.
"The ­onvoy consists ½f nine trucks, Íf which three are with
trailers. They will carry special hardware, property and sports
equipment to Gyumri. All customs formalities have been finished and
all the documents necessary for crossing the border have also been
issued," the colonel went on to say. He said two truck convoys were
scheduled to leave Georgia for Gyumri before the end of this year.
Konashenkov also said that nineteen trains would deliver the arms,
hardware, property and other equipment fÿom the military bases in
Georgia to Gyumri and Russia. The first train will leave in mid-May.
"Russia is strictly comply*ng with agreeme:ts on the deadline and
procedure of the Russian bases' withdrawal from Georgia," Konashenkov
emphasized.
The Russian bases in AkhalkalaÊi and Batumi are to be closed ie late
2007 and in 2008, respec ively.
--Boundary_(ID_CDHkxQHtqOxVReVQDG76yg)--
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
May 3, 2007 Thursday
The fourth truck convoy with military property and outfit will leave
the Russian military base 62 in Akhalkalaki (Georgia) on Friday. The
column will head for Gyumri in Armenia, Colonel Igor KonMshenkov,
the de]uty commander-im-chief of the }ussian land trops, told Itar-Tss.
"The ­onvoy consists ½f nine trucks, Íf which three are with
trailers. They will carry special hardware, property and sports
equipment to Gyumri. All customs formalities have been finished and
all the documents necessary for crossing the border have also been
issued," the colonel went on to say. He said two truck convoys were
scheduled to leave Georgia for Gyumri before the end of this year.
Konashenkov also said that nineteen trains would deliver the arms,
hardware, property and other equipment fÿom the military bases in
Georgia to Gyumri and Russia. The first train will leave in mid-May.
"Russia is strictly comply*ng with agreeme:ts on the deadline and
procedure of the Russian bases' withdrawal from Georgia," Konashenkov
emphasized.
The Russian bases in AkhalkalaÊi and Batumi are to be closed ie late
2007 and in 2008, respec ively.
--Boundary_(ID_CDHkxQHtqOxVReVQDG76yg)--