May 25, 2006 - 19:02 AMT
First Echelon with Russian Material Sent from Batumi to Armenia
The first echelon with property of 12th Russian military base was sent from Batumi to Armenia on the night of Thursday. According to a representative of the base command, The echelon will deliver staff armored car and over 50 units of rear equipment to 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri.

The next echelon will depart from Batumi to the 102nd military base June 1, 2006. A total of 7 echelons with equipment and other property of the 12th base of the Russian Defense Ministry are planned to be sent to Armenia. This is the third echelon with armament and material of the Russian military. Two previous ones transported the base property to Akhalkalaki, reports Lenta.ru.