RosBusinessConsulting, Russia
July 28 2005
Russia withdrawing equipment from Batumi military base
RBC, 28.07.2005, Moscow 14:57:01.Today Russia started to
withdraw military equipment from the Russian military base in Batumi
in compliance with the agreement signed between Russia and Georgia.
According to Vladimir Kuparadze, commander of the Group of Russian
Armed Forces in the Transcaucasia, the first column includes 10
command and staff vehicles. The column escorted by Georgian
representatives will proceed from Batumi to Mtskhet today.
In addition, Kuparadze said that on August 4-5, 2005, military
equipment would be shipped from the Russian military bases stationed
in Batumi and Akhalkalaki (Georgia) to the 102nd military base in
Gyumri (Armenia), in compliance with the equipping plan.