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    Georgia ready to agree with Russia on bases' withdrawal - Burjanadze

    Interfax
    May 18 2005

    TBILISI. May 18 (Interfax) - Georgia may agree with Russia on several
    fundamental issues related to the withdrawal of Russian bases from
    Akhalkalaki and Batumi, Georgian Parliament Speaker Nino Burjanadze
    told Georgia's Imedi television on Wednesday.

    "If we manage to reach a final agreement on these two or three issues,
    all the other matters can be discussed during the next round of
    negotiations," Burjanadze said.

    The speaker, however, declined to name these matters. "A document we
    received from Moscow, which reflects the stance of the Russian party
    on the bases, is classified. That is why I cannot disclose any of
    its provisions pending the outcome of the talks," the speaker said.

    Georgia agrees that the bases' infrastructure should not be used to
    create joint Russian-Georgian anti-terrorist centers, she said.

    Georgia insists on the 2008 deadline for the bases' withdrawal,
    she said.

    Burjanadze, however, categorically ruled out the possibility of
    transferring the bases to Gudauta in the breakaway province of
    Abkhazia. "This option is not on the agenda," the speaker said. But
    Russia has the right to transfer its Akhalkalaki base to Armenia,
    she said.
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