First Echelon with Russian Military Equipment to Head for Armenia May 25

PanARMENIAN.Net - The first echelon with the Russian military equipment withdrawn from the 12th base in Batumi will head for Armenia May 25, assistant to commander of the land forces of the RF Defense Ministry Igor Konoshenkov said. "The first echelon will include communication equipment, engineering and rear equipment. It will be sent to Armenia May 25 to the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri," he said.



According to Konoshenkov 6 echelons will arrive in Armenia in all. One echelon will be sent to Russia. The next lot of the Russian military equipment will be sent to Russia via Azerbaijan May 23. A part of the equipment and armament will be transported to Armenia May 18. To note, the Russian-Georgian agreement on the withdrawal of the Russian military bases from Georgia was signed on March 31, 2006, reported RIA Novosti.