Trains From Russian Military Bases In Georgia Head For Russia

TRAINS FROM RUSSIAN MILITARY BASES IN GEORGIA HEAD FOR RUSSIA

ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
May 24, 2007 Thursday

A train with motor vehicles and property from the Russian military
base in Batumi headed for Russia last night, Itar-Tass learnt at the
base headquarters in Batumi. The train with 13 motor vehicles and
property of the base with a total weight of 300 tonnes will cross
the Georgian-Azerbaijan border at daytime and will head for Russia
across Azerbaijan.

It is the second train this year with hardware and property of the base
in Batumi to be carried to Russia. In 2007, another nine trainloads
will carry away materiel and property of this base to Russia and four
trains – to Armenia, to the Russian base in Gyumri.

A train with motor vehicles and property of the Russian military base
in Akhalkalaki (southern Georgia) headed, the same night, for Russia
from Akhaltsikhe. The Akhalkalaki base has no railway siding.

Therefore, motor vehicles and property was brought to Akhaltskhe
(70 kilometers away) by road several days ago.

As many as 20 motor vehicles and part of the base property were
dispatched on Thursday to Russia by this train (also via Azerbaijan).

It is the second and last train this year, bringing hardware and
property of the base to Russia. The main part of the materiel and
weapons of the base were taken from Georgia last year (partly to
Russia and partly to Armenia).

Starting from last April 13, four motor convoys brought part of
materiel and property of the Akhalkalaki base to the Gyumri base. The
last and fifth convoy will head for Gyumri on May 30. Some servicemen
remaining at the base will be dispatched from Akhalkalaki next June.

On July 1, the base will be closed down and its installations will
be handed over to Georgia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS