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Journal of Turkish Weekly
June 7 2005
Russia to move some armaments from Georgia to Armenia - minister
Jan SOYKOK, ST. PETERSBURG - Russian armaments will be moved from the
Russian bases in Georgia to the Russian base in Armenia, Defense
Minister Sergei Ivanov told a Monday press conference in St.
Petersburg. Russia will start withdrawing two military bases from
Georgia in 2005 and complete the withdrawal in 2008, Interfax news
agency reported.
"The armaments will not be transferred to Armenia. They will be
simply moved to another Russian military base," he said. He further
said Russia would stick to limits on armaments under the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. However the transfer will change
the balanace of power in the region.
Baku is against any Russian militarization in Armenia. Russian
military forces backed Armenian occpation forces against Azerbaijan
during the Karabakh War. Armenian forces occupy 20 percent of
Azerbaijan territories. The EU and the US have called the Armenian
forces to withdraw. Yet Yerevan rejected all proposals.
June 7 2005
Russia to move some armaments from Georgia to Armenia - minister
Jan SOYKOK, ST. PETERSBURG - Russian armaments will be moved from the
Russian bases in Georgia to the Russian base in Armenia, Defense
Minister Sergei Ivanov told a Monday press conference in St.
Petersburg. Russia will start withdrawing two military bases from
Georgia in 2005 and complete the withdrawal in 2008, Interfax news
agency reported.
"The armaments will not be transferred to Armenia. They will be
simply moved to another Russian military base," he said. He further
said Russia would stick to limits on armaments under the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. However the transfer will change
the balanace of power in the region.
Baku is against any Russian militarization in Armenia. Russian
military forces backed Armenian occpation forces against Azerbaijan
during the Karabakh War. Armenian forces occupy 20 percent of
Azerbaijan territories. The EU and the US have called the Armenian
forces to withdraw. Yet Yerevan rejected all proposals.