No Russian bases in South Ossetia
Published: 29 August, 2008, 16:07
The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied suggestions that Russian military bases will be located in South Ossetia. It says Russia is currently working on a cooperation deal with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but that it’s t
The cooperation agreement is expected to be signed on September 2.
The authorities of the disputed republic had previously claimed that deploying two bases would be part of a future cooperation agreement with Moscow.
Russia's foreign ministry says that this statement might have been premature.
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