http://rt.com/news/RT : Newsen-usCopyright 2006-2013, RT.comThu, 20 Jun 2013 09:55:02 +0000http://rt.com/static/img/RT_logo_250x250.pnghttp://rt.com/http://rt.com/news/kyrgyzstan-manas-us-lease-994/http://rt.com/news/kyrgyzstan-manas-us-lease-994/RTThu, 20 Jun 2013 09:55:02 +0000The Kyrgyz Parliament has passed a bill that will end the US lease on the transit airbase at Manas airport near the country's capital Bishkek. US troops are expected to withdraw from the site by July 11, 2014.
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