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Objection To U.S.
Moscow Times | April 19, 2002

Posted on 04/19/2002 6:46:01 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen

MOSCOW (AP) -- Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Kosovan objected Thursday to the planned U.S. military training in Georgia, saying U.S. influence in the region was growing and was a cause for alarm.

"The presence of American divisions in Georgia should worry any Russian soldier," Itar-Tass quoted Kosovan as saying.

Kosovan said Georgia had rejected earlier Russian offers of help in clearing out the Pankisi Gorge, Itar-Tass reported. Russia has said Chechen rebels are using the gorge to regroup and rearm.

Kosovan said Russia was ready to withdraw from some of its Soviet-era military bases in Georgia ahead of schedule, in 10 rather than 14 years, Itar-Tass reported. The offer appeared to be a bid to break a deadlock in talks with Tbilisi and ease tensions.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: alexanderkosovan; georgia; pankisigorge

1 posted on 04/19/2002 6:46:01 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen
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"The presence of American divisions in Georgia should worry any Russian soldier," Itar-Tass quoted Kosovan as saying.

Tell Kosovan we only got ten divisions, and we sure as hell are not going to waste one in the "other" Georgia...

2 posted on 04/19/2002 8:21:24 AM PDT by dvwjr
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