Russia Refuses to Pull Out Bases from Georgia by 2008
07/05/2005 07:46
Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili said on May 6 after four-hour long talks with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow that the sides failed to reach an agreement over the timeframe of Russian bases withdrawal from Georgia.
“The [Georgian] President will not arrive in Moscow, as nothing important [has been agreed] that could be worth of visiting [Moscow],” Zourabichvili said in an interview with Rustavi 2 television.
Georgian insists to close down military bases in Batumi and Akhalkalaki by January 1, 2008, however the Russian said says this period is not enough for withdrawal of Russian servicemen and military hardware from Georgia.
This is a partner post from Civil Georgia http://www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=13353
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