Interfax News Agency, Russia
Oct 26 2006

PUTIN ENDORSES RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT WITH GEORGIA ON MILITARY TRANSIT

Moscow, 26 October: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law
"On the ratification of the agreement between the Russian Federation
and Georgia on organizing the transit of military cargo and personnel
through the territory of Georgia," the Kremlin press service reported
on Thursday [26 October].

The agreement was signed on 31 March 2006 in Sochi. It is aimed at
international legal regulation of issues concerning the transit by
various means of transport through the territory of Georgia of
military cargo and personnel in order to ensure the functioning of
the Russian military base located in Armenia.