Foreign Correspondence

[Amaunet]

Russia transferring excessive ammunition, military hardware to Armenia

The Russian move is perceived as a security threat to the BTC.

Bush wants Armenia in order to surround Iran, Armenia being on Iran’s northern border. He needs to get the Russians out of Armenia.

Note: In 1997, Armenia and Russia signed a friendship treaty, under which they provided for mutual assistance in the event of a military threat to either party. The pact also allows Russian border guards to patrol Armenia’s frontiers with Turkey and Iran.

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Russia transferring excessive ammunition, military hardware to Armenia

Russia transferring materiel from base in Georgia to Armenia

MOSCOW. May 31 (Interfax) - A train carrying excessive
ammunition and military hardware belonging to the 12th Russian military base in Georgia's Batumi left on Tuesday to deliver the materiel to the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia's Gyumri.

"This is excessive ammunition and hardware, which is being transferred to supply the 102nd base according to an earlier endorsed plan," deputy commander of the Russian military contingent in the South Caucasus Col. Vladimir Kuparadze told Interfax by telephone from Batumi on Tuesday.


http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11304978