138 FREIGHT CARRIAGES DELIVERED FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIA
Author: E.Huseynov
Trend
Today 19.09.2006
One hundred thirty-eight freight carriages have been delivered from
the Group of Russian Forces military base dislocated in South Caucasus
to Armenia, Elbrus Orujev, the Military Attach¨¦ of the Azerbaijani
Embassy in Georgia told Trend in an exclusive interview.
Six trains comprised of 121 freight carriages were withdrawn from 12
military bases in Batumi to 102nd base in Gumri (Armenia) by rail,
while one train comprising of l7 carriages left the 62nd military
base in Akhalkalaki. The equipment comprises 19 armored vehicles, 12
missile artillery weapons, 121 automobiles, 6 communications equipment,
8 engineering material, and 38 food service equipment.
In parallel with the supplies from 102 bases in Gumri, 182 pieces
of military equipment were withdrawn by automobiles. The supplies
comprised of 12 pieces of 100mm anti-tank guns §´-10, 19 battle
vehicles of anti-tank missile complexes Shturm -§³, 9 missile systems
of volley fire BM-21 Grad, 4 zenith missile complexes Strela 10 and
8 tons of ammunitions of different caliber.
Undertaking an OSCE obligation, after repeated statements by the
Georgian authorities and the Parliament, Russia withdrew its military
bases from Georgia.
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