LAST CAR CONVOY LEAVES RUSSIAN BASE IN AKHALKALAKI, GEORGIA
ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 30 2007
TBILISI, May 30 (Itar-Tass) – The last, fifth for this year, car
convoy left on Wednesday Russia’s military base in Akhalkalaki
(southern Georgia), and is heading for Russia’s military base in
Gyumri (Armenia), a top military from the Russian base in Akhalkalaki
told Tass.
The convoy includes six cars, 11 trucks, an ambulance, a fire engine,
a tow car and a tractor. The convoy also withdraws equipment.
The bulk of hardware and equipment has been withdrawn from Georgia
last year, part of it to Russia and part to Armenia. The first in 2006
car convoy left Akhalkalaki for Gyumri on April 13. On May 17 and 24,
two trains moved military hardware and equipment to Russia.
The remaining military staying at the Akhalkalaki base will be moved
to the Russian base in Batumi in June. The base will be closed before
July 1, and its facilities will be handed over to Georgia.
As for the base in Batumi, it will be closed before October 1, 2008.
Its withdrawal will continue this year, when nine trains will take
military hardware to Russia and four to Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian