Russia speeds up withdrawal from Tbilisi military base
01.12.2006, 06.03

TBILISI, December 1 (Itar-Tass) — Russia sped up the withdrawal of
its troops from the military base in Vaziani near Tbilisi and the last
Russia-bound trainload of military equipment and hardware will leave
on Friday via Azerbaijan.

It would be the second trainload withdrawn to Russia. The first one
departed on November 23.

On November 16 a trainload of hardware and equipment left Vaziani for
the Russian military base in Gyumri in Armenia. The second and final
trainloadis to leave for Armenia in December.

The troops and armaments from the military base in Vaziani will be
withdrawn completely by December 25. They comprised 100 pieces of
hardware and 350 tons of equipment and munitions, as well as 387
men. The personnel will leave the base on trucks in December as well.

As far as Russian bases in Akhalkalaki and Batumi are concerned,
troops are to leave the former by October 1, 2007 and the latter – by
October 1, 2008.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress