RUSSIA, ABKHAZIA SIGN DEAL TO ESTABLISH MILITARY BASE

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.02.2010 16:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia and Abkhazia signed a deal on Wednesday,
February 17 to establish a Russian military base on the territory
of Abkhazia.

The deal was signed during Kremlin talks between Abkhazian leader
Sergei Bagapsh, who arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, and Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev.

The base is designed "to protect Abkhazia’s sovereignty and security,
including against international terrorist groups," the document said.

The agreement was signed for a term of 49 years with a possible
extension, RIA Novosti reported.