WITHDRAWAL OF ARMAMENT FROM THE RUSSIAN MILITARY AKHALKALAKI WILL BE RESUMED ON APRIL 12 AND ACCOMPLISHED BY THE END OF MAY
Source: Voenno-Promyshlenny Kuryer, No. 13, April 04-10, 2007, p. 5
Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
April 6, 2007 Friday
Six automotive columns with armament and property of the base will
be sent from Akhalkalaki (Georgia) to the Russian military base in
Gyumri (Armenia) between April and May and on May 17 and 24 a part
of armament and property will be transported to Russia by railway
in two trains. The schedule of withdrawal of armament, property
and servicemen of the base was approved by the Defense Ministry
of Georgia. A representative of the command of the base reports
that the withdrawal of Russian servicemen from Akhalkalaki and the
reassigning of objects of the Russian base to the Georgian Defense
Ministry will be accomplished by July 1. All heavy armament of this
base was withdrawn from Georgia in 2006. The withdrawal of property
and equipment of the Russian base in Batumi started two years ago
and will be restarted in April, to be accomplished in 2008.