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Friday, 10 December 2004
KAZAKH PARLIAMENT DROPS MILITARY TRANSIT PACT WITH RUSSIA
By empty (12/10/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kazakhstan\'s Senate (upper chamber of parliament) voted on 10 December to end an agreement with Russia that had provided for the duty-free transit of Russian military cargo through Kazakhstan. The agreement was originally signed on 9 September 1994, and renewed in 1999. It expired on 8 September and Kazakhstan\'s Foreign Ministry informed Russia that it intended to end the agreement as of 1 January 2005.
Kazakhstan\'s Senate (upper chamber of parliament) voted on 10 December to end an agreement with Russia that had provided for the duty-free transit of Russian military cargo through Kazakhstan. The agreement was originally signed on 9 September 1994, and renewed in 1999. It expired on 8 September and Kazakhstan\'s Foreign Ministry informed Russia that it intended to end the agreement as of 1 January 2005. The Senate\'s explanatory note stated, \"We find it economically inexpedient to prolong the agreement for another five-year term.\" (Interfax-AVN)