Trend, Azerbaijan
Aug 21 2009

CSTO denies reports on emergence of Armenian military base in Russia

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 21 /Trend News, E.Tariverdiyeva/

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has denied reports
on the emergence of Armenian military bases on Russian territory as
part of an agreement on establishing the Collective Rapid Response
Forces.

"We have had no official reports onany Armenian military bases in
Dagestan, the Krasnodar region or anywhere else in the territory of
Russia," CSTO Press-Secretary, Vitaly Strugavets, told Trend News in a
telephone conversation from Moscow.

This week, media has reported that Armenia may have the opportunity to
construct two military bases on Russian territory – in Dagestan and
the Krasnodar region – to protect the security of transportation and
communication networks, as part of an agreement on establishing the
Collective Rapid Response Forces.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress