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    GEORGIA, RUSSIA TO SIGN MILITARY TRANSIT, BASE PULLOUT TREATIES

    Civil Georgia
    March 30 2006

    On March 31 the Georgian and Russian officials will sign in Russia's
    Black Sea resort of Sochi two agreements - one on timeframe and
    modalities of functioning, rules and withdrawal of Russian military
    bases from Georgia and another on transit of Russian military personnel
    and cargo via Georgia.

    Georgian First Deputy Defense Minister Mamuka Kudava will sign these
    agreements.

    The agreement on withdrawal of the Russian military bases is based
    on a joint declaration signed between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
    Lavrov and Georgian ex-Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili in May,
    2005. Russia has pledged to pull out its military bases from Georgia
    by the end of 2008.

    The agreement on transit of military personnel and cargo will enable
    Russia to gain access to its military base in Gyumri, Armenia via
    Georgia.

    According to the Russian sources transit agreement obliges Russia to
    not transfer any armament transited through the Georgian territory to a
    third country. The amount of military cargo that will be transited via
    Georgia will be agreed between Russia and Georgia one year in advance.

    Russia also undertakes the commitment not to transit biological,
    nuclear or chemical substances, as well as weapon of mass destruction
    or their components.

    According to the draft agreement, Georgia can refuse the transit
    of items if the movement of the military cargo poses a threat to
    its national security or if the final destination of the transited
    military cargo is a location within a conflict zone or a warring state.
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