RUSSIAN CONVOY TO LEAVE FOR GYUMRI

Daily Georgian Times, Georgia
Rustavi2
May 30 2007

Another Russian military convoy, consisting of over 20 trucks will
leave the Akhalkalaki base and head for the Russia Military Base 102,
situated in Gyumri, Armenia.

The aide the Russian Ground Forces commander of the Russian Federation
Igor Konashenkov told to the Russian news agencies that ‘another
military convoy, consisting of 32 carriages and carrying about 200
metric tons of cargo, will leave by rail the Batumi base on the Black
Sea Thursday’.

‘We plan to send before the yearend 14 more convoys by rail and one
convoy by road pointed out Konashenkov.

In accordance with the agreement, signed by Russia and Georgia,
Russia has to complete the withdrawal of its bases from Georgia by
the end of 2008.