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    ITAR-TASS News Agency
    TASS
    June 10, 2005 Friday 8:30 AM Eastern Time

    Pullout of mil equipment to Armenia won't upset balance - lawmaker

    By Alexander Konovalov and Sergei Ostanin

    MOSCOW


    A pullout of part of the Russian military equipment from Georgia to
    Armenia will not boost the quantity of Russian armaments in
    Transcaucasia, nor will it change the balance of forces in the
    region, member of the committee on security under the State Duma
    lower house of the Russian parliament Gennady Gudkov told reporters
    on Friday.

    "Part of the military equipment of the Russian military bases in
    Georgia, which Russia plans to deploy in Armenia, will be handed over
    to the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, to replace the
    decommissioned vehicles," Gudkov answered in response to an Itar-Tass
    query.

    "The balance of forces in the region won't be upset because it's
    about bringing to strength the equipment of the 102nd base," he
    noted.

    In his connection, he noted that Azerbaijan has no reasons to be
    concerned.

    "This is Russian equipment; its transfer to Armenia is not
    envisioned," according to the lawmaker.

    The parliamentarian also said that the transfer of the administration
    bodies of the Russian troops in Georgia to the Gyumri base is in the
    plans as well.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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