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Published: 04 February, 2009, 00:42

Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, June 13, 2008 (AFP Photo / Vyacheslav Oseledko)

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Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan is very significant for Washington, and negotiations on the issue will have to take place in the next few months, says Walid Phares from the US-based Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

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