THE ARMENIAN NEWSPAPER STATES THAT IN YEREVAN THE RUSSIAN DE

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THE ARMENIAN NEWSPAPER STATES THAT IN YEREVAN THE RUSSIAN DEPUTIES WERE TALKING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF "BREAKDOWN OF GEORGIA"-

28.06.2000 14.33

28.06.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. During their visit in Yerevan, held last week, the deputies of the State Duma of Russia stated that Russia may "break down Georgia" if that country will continue to lead a pro-Western policy, today reports the Yerevan paper "Haikakan Zhamanak" referring to one of the deputies of the National Assembly of Armenia.

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THE ARMENIAN POPULATION OF THE AKHALKALAKI REGION OF GEORGIA IS AGAINST THE

WITHDRAWAL OF THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE

19.06.2000 16.00

19.06.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Armenian population of the Akhalkalaki region of Georgia is

against the withdrawal of the Russian military base, as it connects its material well-being with the

presence of the base in the region.

As reports Prime-News, the parliamentarian of that region Melik Raisian stated that owing to the work as

civilians in the military base and other service given to the Russian military by the Akhalkalaki, "exists half

of the region", in which 76 thousand people reside.

Besides, as said Melik Raisian, the Armenians of the Akhalkalaki region, making up more than 90% of the

total number of the local inhabitants, still remember the raids of the Turks of the 20's. He thinks that the

Georgian frontier guards control the border with Turkey only symbolically, and the population of

Akhalkalaki region feels more confident in the conditions of the presence of the Russian military base.

As it is known, on July 1, 2001 the Russian bases in Vaziani and Gudauta must be withdrawn from

Georgia, after what negotiations regarding the bases in Akhalkalaki and Batumi will begin. -0-