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November 19, 2004 Friday 6:04 am, EST

Russia not to send more servicemen to Armenia

Russia is not planning to increase its military contingent in
Armenia, a representative of Russia’s Armed Forces told journalists
in Yerevan, having added that this decision had to be made at the
level of the countries’ Presidents and Prime Ministers. As such, he
refuted information that Russia was going to re-deploy its military
base in Georgia to Armenia, the ARKA news agency reported.

Russian military presence in Armenia, along with border troops, is
considered to be an important factor in Armenia’s security. The
personnel strength of the Russian base in this country amounts to
4,000 people.