Kyrgyzstan approves establishment of Russian military base
The Voice of Russia radio station reported that the Press Information Department of the Office of the President of Kyrgyzstan said that on December 18, the President of this republic, Mr. Almazbek Atambayev, signed the approval for the establishment of a joint Russian military base on the territory of this country from 2017.
The Voice of Russia radio station reported that the Press Information Department of the Office of the President of Kyrgyzstan said that on December 18, the President of this republic, Mr. Almazbek Atambayev, signed the approval for the establishment of a joint Russian military base on the territory of this country from 2017.
Earlier, the Kyrgyz Parliament approved the relevant law in the capital.Bishkek.
Photo is for illustration purposes only. (Source: ruvr.ru)
The agreement on the establishment of a Russian military base on the territory of Kyrgyzstan reached between the two heads of state in September will be valid for 15 years, with a possible extension for another five years.
Kyrgyzstan currently hosts a Russian underwater weapons testing station at Karakol, a military communications center at Kara-Balta, a radio-seismic laboratory at Maily-Suu and a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) air base at Kant.
Russia plans to link these facilities into one base under unified command./.
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