RUSSIAN BASES IN GEORGIA HAMPER IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONSHIP – BURJANADZE
By empty (11/2/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The presence of Russian military bases in Georgia does not facilitate the improvement of relations between Moscow and Tbilisi, Georgian parliamentary speaker Nino Burjanadze said at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday. \"Russia and Georgia have very good prospects for cooperation without the military bases,\" the speaker said. Burjanadze pointed out that Russia pledged to withdraw the bases in line with the 1999 Istanbul agreements.Visit also
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