BBC NEWS: Russian troops 'to leave Georgia' Choose another message board
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posted by FerrasB on April, 2005 as Imperialism
Russian troops 'to leave Georgia' Russian troops in Georgia Russia agreed to remove its Soviet-era military bases in 1999 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Russian forces in Georgia could begin withdrawing this year. He said both sides had agreed on a gradual pull-out but some outstanding issues needed to be resolved. The announcement followed talks in Moscow with Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili. The presence of Russian forces in the former Soviet state is a sensitive issue, and previous attempts to resolve it have failed. "This withdrawal will go in stages," said Mr Lavrov, in comments broadcast on NTV Mir television. "It could start - if we conclude the relevant agreement - as early as this year. "This concerns military hardware, this also concerns military facilities of the Russian Federation which do not belong to the Russian military bases." Correspondents say this latest statement appears to signal a significant softening of Moscow's position. Last month, Georgian MPs voted ... >> full
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RBC News: Ukraine Complains About Russia’s Fleet In Crimea
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Ukraine’s working group found that Russia violated basic provisions of a bilateral agreement on the temporary presence of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine, Dmitry Swistkov, spokesman for the Ukrainian foreign ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. He said the Russian side violated regulations regarding the use of rented land and other property. Plots of land and buildings situated on them were being rented out to other legal entities and individuals, Swistkov claimed. The Russian side is also accused of unauthorized construction, reconstruction and destruction of assets located on rented lands. In addition, some plots of land and other assets are said to be used on a free basis, with environmental regulations being violated. Kiev is particularly concerned about Moscow’s categorical denial to return navigation and hydrographic equipment to ensure shipping security along the Crimean coast, Swistkov said noting that such actions prevented Ukraine from fulfilling its international obligations. After the agreement was signed in ... >> full
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Chechenpress: Umar Hanbiev's Speech In The United Nations Choose another message board
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April, 19, 2005 Umar Hanbiev's Speech in the United Nations Chechenpress , the Department of the official information, 17.04.05. Dear Mister President, ladies and gentlemen! I, Umar Hanbiev, the Minister of Health of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria, speak on behalf of the Transnational Radical Party. For the sixth year of the last Russo-Chechen war the situation in the region has become catastrophic. On the background of proceeding of arbitrary executions by the "squadrons of death”, politically motivated captures of hostages, abductions and complete disappearances of peace citizens of Ichkeria, the quantity of the Chechen refugees grows. Today it is possible to speak about 300 thousand refugees, who are practically deprived of elementary human rights, both inside of the country, and out of it. Independent legal organizations, such as "Human Rights Watch", "Memorial", and “The International Helsinki Group”, give figures of the peace people, kidnapped for the last years in the territory of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria: from ... >> full
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Itar-Tass: No Signs For Rapprochement On South Kuril Dispute
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No signs for rapprochement on South Kuril dispute 19.04.2005, 12.36 TOKYO, April 19 (Itar-Tass) - Despite repeated statements made in Tokyo that it is necessary to build up a bridge between Russia and Japan in a territorial dispute on South Kuril islands Russia does not see Japan taking any steps yet for the rapprochement of its positions on the territorial problem and a peace treaty, Russian ambassador to Japan Alexander Losyukov declared in an interview with Itar-Tass. Recently, vague hints have been made that it is necessary to look for ways of settlement and bridge the gap between the positions of the two countries on the problem, but no concrete proposals have surfaced yet, Losyukov said. One might talk about building bridges only after Japan presents its proposals on paper, Losyukov said. For the time being, the positions outlined by the two sides are diametrically opposite. Russia suggested a settlement on the 1956 pattern ... >> full
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Civil Georgia: Georgia Says Russia Not Ready For Compromise On Military Bases
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Georgia Says Russia Not Ready for Compromise on Military Bases Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 2005-04-18 14:01:38 The Georgian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on April 18, in which it blamed Russia for the failure to reach an agreement over the pullout of the Russian military bases from Georgia during talks held in Tbilisi on April 14-15. “The key issues discussed at the talks were the withdrawal of the Russian military bases from Akhalkalaki and Batumi, as well as the closure of the Gudauta military base [located in breakaway Abkhazia]… The Russian side was not ready to make a compromised decision [over bases’ pullout]. Along with the issue of a timeframe for the bases’ withdrawal, disagreement persists over the number of additional [unspecified] pre-conditions, which have been put forward by the Russian side and which are not linked to the process of withdrawal of the bases,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry ... >> full
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